Withdrawals

Overall
(N=4)
Participation has concluded in the study due to:
declined to participate 1 (25.0%)
moved out of area 0 (0%)
deceased 1 (25.0%)
withdrawn due to incarceration 0 (0%)
withdrawn due to previous enrollment 0 (0%)
withdrawn for other reason 2 (50.0%)


  • n=4 withdrawals from study
  • n=236 enrolled participants remaining after withdrawals
  • withdrawn participants are not included in summaries of baseline and follow-ups

Screen 1

Overall
(N=534)
Filled out online contact form?
No 221 (41.4%)
Yes 311 (58.2%)
Missing 2 (0.4%)
How did you hear about us?
Called from newspaper advertisement 2 (0.4%)
Called from social media advertisement 20 (3.7%)
Dating apps (Grindr, Jack'd, etc.) 131 (24.5%)
Dating apps, spoke to Niko (Grindr, Jack'd, etc.) 4 (0.7%)
Direct recruitment by staff in a NJ setting, not NJCRI 2 (0.4%)
Direct recruitment by staff in a NYC setting 13 (2.4%)
Don't Know/ Don't Remember 13 (2.4%)
NJCRI 16 (3.0%)
Other 23 (4.3%)
Peer recruitment 260 (48.7%)
Saw flyer 14 (2.6%)
Saw post in Craigslist 33 (6.2%)
Missing 3 (0.6%)
If called from social media advertisement, which social media platform?
Don't Know/ Don't Remember 2 (0.4%)
Facebook 15 (2.8%)
Instagram 2 (0.4%)
Reddit 1 (0.2%)
Missing 514 (96.3%)
Do you voluntarily agree to participate in this brief research interview?
Yes 532 (99.6%)
Missing 2 (0.4%)
Age at Screener 1
Mean (SD) 27.2 (5.29)
Median [Min, Max] 27.0 [17.0, 61.0]
Missing 2 (0.4%)
Do you live in the New York City or Newark metropolitan area?
No 3 (0.6%)
Yes 526 (98.5%)
Missing 5 (0.9%)
Are you able to conduct research study activities in English or Spanish?
Yes 529 (99.1%)
Missing 5 (0.9%)
What are your personal gender pronouns?
He/him 373 (69.9%)
Other 6 (1.1%)
Prefer not to Answer 3 (0.6%)
She/her 106 (19.9%)
They/them 40 (7.5%)
Missing 6 (1.1%)
What was your assigned sex at birth?
Female 24 (4.5%)
Intersex 5 (0.9%)
Male 496 (92.9%)
Prefer not to answer 3 (0.6%)
Missing 6 (1.1%)
If you are found eligible for the N4 Connect Study, are you willing to follow NYU's COVID guidelines?
No 3 (0.6%)
Yes 525 (98.3%)
Missing 6 (1.1%)
Have you been diagnosed as living with HIV?
No 7 (1.3%)
Yes 521 (97.6%)
Missing 6 (1.1%)
Screener 1 Completion
Complete 530 (99.3%)
Incomplete 4 (0.7%)
Screener 1 Eligibility
ELIGIBLE 372 (69.7%)
INELIGIBLE 160 (30.0%)
Missing 2 (0.4%)

Gender Identity

Overall
(N=528)
Gender Identity
Gender Non-binary 44 (8.3%)
Genderfluid 5 (0.9%)
Genderqueer 8 (1.5%)
Man, male 357 (67.6%)
None of these describe me, other 3 (0.6%)
Prefer not to answer 4 (0.8%)
Questioning, or unsure of your gender identity 1 (0.2%)
Transfemale/ Transgender Woman 33 (6.3%)
Transgender 22 (4.2%)
Transman/ Transgender Man 3 (0.6%)
Woman, female 36 (6.8%)
More Than One Identity 12 (2.3%)

Sexual Orientation

Overall
(N=528)
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual 84 (15.9%)
Do not use labels to identify yourself 2 (0.4%)
Gay 312 (59.1%)
Have not figured out or are in the process of figuring out your sexuality 1 (0.2%)
Lesbian 5 (0.9%)
Other 6 (1.1%)
Pansexual 36 (6.8%)
Prefer not to answer 10 (1.9%)
Queer 5 (0.9%)
Straight or heterosexual 63 (11.9%)
Two-spirit 1 (0.2%)
More Than One Orientation 3 (0.6%)

Race/Ethnicity

Overall
(N=534)
Do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino/a/x?
Don't Know 2 (0.4%)
No 271 (50.7%)
Yes 255 (47.8%)
Missing 6 (1.1%)
Black or African American
Checked 335 (62.7%)
Unchecked 199 (37.3%)
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Checked 27 (5.1%)
Unchecked 507 (94.9%)
Asian
Checked 5 (0.9%)
Unchecked 529 (99.1%)
White
Checked 55 (10.3%)
Unchecked 479 (89.7%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Checked 1 (0.2%)
Unchecked 533 (99.8%)
Biracial or Multiracial
Checked 76 (14.2%)
Unchecked 458 (85.8%)
Other
Checked 93 (17.4%)
Unchecked 441 (82.6%)
Refuse to Answer
Checked 17 (3.2%)
Unchecked 517 (96.8%)

PHS Categories

Ethnic Categories Total
Not Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino Unknown/Not Reported Ethnicity
PHS Race Category
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2 9 0 11
    Asian 2 1 0 3
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
    Black or African American 237 55 2 294
    White 5 36 0 41
    More than One Race 23 66 0 89
    Unknown or Not Reported 2 88 6 96
Total 271 255 8 534


PHS Category Ethnicity Assigned Sex at Birth Frequency
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Female 14
American Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic or Latino Female 1
Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Female 5
White Hispanic or Latino Female 1
More than One Race Hispanic or Latino Female 1
Unknown or Not Reported Hispanic or Latino Female 2
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Intersex 4
More than One Race Hispanic or Latino Intersex 1
American Indian/Alaska Native Not Hispanic or Latino Male 2
Asian Not Hispanic or Latino Male 2
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Male 218
White Not Hispanic or Latino Male 5
More than One Race Not Hispanic or Latino Male 23
Unknown or Not Reported Not Hispanic or Latino Male 2
American Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic or Latino Male 8
Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Male 50
White Hispanic or Latino Male 35
More than One Race Hispanic or Latino Male 64
Unknown or Not Reported Hispanic or Latino Male 85
Black or African American Unknown/Not Reported Ethnicity Male 2
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Prefer not to answer 1
Asian Hispanic or Latino Prefer not to answer 1
Unknown or Not Reported Hispanic or Latino Prefer not to answer 1

Screen 2

Overall
(N=263)
Enter the documentation of HIV status provided
Full Medical Record with diagnosis and name 6 (2.3%)
HIV diagnosis letter on letterhead from testing site (NOT anonymous testing site) 1 (0.4%)
HIV Lab Results provided by participant 142 (54.0%)
HIV Lab testing conducted by the N4 Connect Study 26 (9.9%)
HIV meds or Prescription w/ participant's name 79 (30.0%)
M11Q Form 1 (0.4%)
Other 8 (3.0%)
Obtained copy/ photo of provided documentation?
No 10 (3.8%)
Yes 171 (65.0%)
Missing 82 (31.2%)
Are you willing to use your own phone or a phone provided by the project for text message interviews?
Yes, willing to use own phone 196 (74.5%)
Yes, willing to use project phone 67 (25.5%)
Is the participant preliminarily eligible?
Eligible 257 (97.7%)
Not eligible 5 (1.9%)
Missing 1 (0.4%)
Screener 2 Completion
Complete 256 (97.3%)
Incomplete 2 (0.8%)
Unverified 5 (1.9%)

Opt Out

Overall
(N=59)
Participation has concluded/opted-out of participation due to:
Declined to participate 15 (25.4%)
Moved out of the area 1 (1.7%)
Unable to contact/ no contact information available 22 (37.3%)
Withdrawn due to previous enrollment 1 (1.7%)
Withdrawn for other reason 20 (33.9%)

Enrollment

Total

Cumulative Enrolled Cumulative Target Current Deficit
240 250 10

By Viral Load

Viral Load Cumulative Enrolled
Detectable 47
Undetectable (< 200 copies/mL) 193

Baseline Interview

Demographics (Baseline Sample)

Age, Sex at Birth, and Race/Ethnicity

Overall
(N=236)
Age at Screener 1
Mean (SD) 25.2 (2.35)
Median [Min, Max] 26.0 [19.0, 28.0]
What was your assigned sex at birth?
Female 8 (3.4%)
Intersex 1 (0.4%)
Male 226 (95.8%)
Prefer not to answer 1 (0.4%)
Do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino/a/x?
Don't Know 2 (0.8%)
No 102 (43.2%)
Yes 132 (55.9%)
Black or African American
Checked 134 (56.8%)
Unchecked 102 (43.2%)
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Checked 10 (4.2%)
Unchecked 226 (95.8%)
Asian
Unchecked 236 (100%)
White
Checked 30 (12.7%)
Unchecked 206 (87.3%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Unchecked 236 (100%)
Biracial or Multiracial
Checked 44 (18.6%)
Unchecked 192 (81.4%)
Other
Checked 48 (20.3%)
Unchecked 188 (79.7%)
Refuse to Answer
Checked 10 (4.2%)
Unchecked 226 (95.8%)

PHS Categories

Ethnic Categories Total
Not Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino Unknown/Not Reported Ethnicity
PHS Race Category
    American Indian/Alaska Native 0 3 0 3
    Asian 0 0 0 0
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
    Black or African American 88 21 2 111
    White 0 24 0 24
    More than One Race 14 39 0 53
    Unknown or Not Reported 0 45 0 45
Total 102 132 2 236


PHS Category Ethnicity Assigned Sex at Birth Frequency
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Female 2
Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Female 4
White Hispanic or Latino Female 1
More than One Race Hispanic or Latino Female 1
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Intersex 1
Black or African American Not Hispanic or Latino Male 85
More than One Race Not Hispanic or Latino Male 14
American Indian/Alaska Native Hispanic or Latino Male 3
Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Male 17
White Hispanic or Latino Male 23
More than One Race Hispanic or Latino Male 38
Unknown or Not Reported Hispanic or Latino Male 44
Black or African American Unknown/Not Reported Ethnicity Male 2
Unknown or Not Reported Hispanic or Latino Prefer not to answer 1

Gender Identity

Overall
(N=236)
Gender Identity
Gender Non-binary 26 (11.0%)
Genderfluid 5 (2.1%)
Genderqueer 4 (1.7%)
Man, male 150 (63.6%)
None of these describe me, other 2 (0.8%)
Prefer not to answer 1 (0.4%)
Questioning, or unsure of your gender identity 1 (0.4%)
Transfemale/ Transgender Woman 16 (6.8%)
Transgender 9 (3.8%)
Transman/ Transgender Man 1 (0.4%)
Woman, female 14 (5.9%)
More Than One Identity 7 (3.0%)

Sexual Identity

Overall
(N=236)
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual 31 (13.1%)
Do not use labels to identify yourself 2 (0.8%)
Gay 144 (61.0%)
Have not figured out or are in the process of figuring out your sexuality 0 (0%)
Lesbian 1 (0.4%)
Other 3 (1.3%)
Pansexual 23 (9.7%)
Prefer not to answer 7 (3.0%)
Queer 5 (2.1%)
Straight or heterosexual 16 (6.8%)
Two-spirit 1 (0.4%)
More Than One Orientation 3 (1.3%)

Sexual or Gender Minority

Gender Minority Total
No Yes
Sexual Orientation Minority
    No 10 (4.2%) 6 (2.5%) 16 (6.8%)
    Yes 147 (62%) 73 (31%) 220 (93%)
Total 157 (67%) 79 (33%) 236 (100%)

Other Demographics

Overall
(N=236)
Where were you born?
USA - mainland, Hawaii, Alaska 125 (53.0%)
Puerto Rico 2 (0.8%)
Other North America, including Mexico 6 (2.5%)
Central America 32 (13.6%)
Caribbean 28 (11.9%)
South America 39 (16.5%)
Europe, including Eastern Russia 2 (0.8%)
Asia, Australia 0 (0%)
Africa 1 (0.4%)
Other 1 (0.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Not Applicable 0 (0%)
What is your immigration status?
US citizen 134 (56.8%)
Permanent resident/ Green card 8 (3.4%)
Valid tourist visa/ Work visa or permit/ student visa 2 (0.8%)
Refugee status, asylum, temporary protected immigrant status 74 (31.4%)
Undocumented 17 (7.2%)
Other 0 (0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Not Applicable 0 (0%)
Where are you currently living or staying most of the time? (Read each)
Your own house or apartment 105 (44.5%)
Your own room in your parent(s) or another family members house or apartment 20 (8.5%)
A shared room or couch in your parent(s) or another family members house or at someone elses house or apartment 15 (6.4%)
In a shelter, single-room occupancy hotel or some other residential facility (halfway house, drug treatment) 89 (37.7%)
On the street (vacant lot, abandoned building, part, etc.) 0 (0%)
Some other place not intended for habitation (e.g. car) 3 (1.3%)
Other 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
8th grade or less 9 (3.8%)
Middle school graduate (completed 8th grade) 4 (1.7%)
Some high school (9th to 12th grade) 27 (11.4%)
High school graduate or GED 94 (39.8%)
Some vocational/trade/technical school 13 (5.5%)
Some college or Associates degree 60 (25.4%)
Bachelors Degree 26 (11.0%)
Masters or other advanced degree 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Are you currently attending school or an academic program? Or if it's a summer or winter break, did you attend last semester?
No 191 (80.9%)
Yes 45 (19.1%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
What is your current employment status?(Read each)
Working full-time 32 (13.6%)
Working part-time (including seasonal/work-study, etc.) 49 (20.8%)
Not working, but actively looking for work 124 (52.5%)
Not working, not actively looking for work 18 (7.6%)
Working off the books (for example, recycling cans/bottles, selling drugs or sex, panhandling) 8 (3.4%)
Other 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Do you currently have health insurance or health care coverage?
No health insurance 19 (8.1%)
Yes, I have my own health insurance 198 (83.9%)
Yes, I am covered by my parent/ guardian 14 (5.9%)
Yes, I am covered by my husband/ wife/ spouse/ domestic partner 0 (0%)
Other 0 (0%)
Do not Know 5 (2.1%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)

Physical and Mental Health

Overall
(N=236)
In general, would you say your physical health is:(Read each)
Poor 11 (4.7%)
Fair 42 (17.8%)
Good 85 (36.0%)
Very good 58 (24.6%)
Excellent 40 (16.9%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
In general, would you say your mental health is:(Read each)
Poor 22 (9.3%)
Fair 67 (28.4%)
Good 60 (25.4%)
Very good 49 (20.8%)
Excellent 38 (16.1%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)

Diagnosis

Overall
(N=236)
How old were you when you had your first HIV test? Please enter your age. If you are not sure, take your best guess.
Mean (SD) 18.6 (3.00)
Median [Min, Max] 18.0 [8.00, 27.0]
How old were you when you were first diagnosed with HIV? Please enter your age. If you are not sure, take your best guess.
Mean (SD) 21.2 (2.79)
Median [Min, Max] 21.0 [13.0, 27.0]
Under what circumstances were you first diagnosed with HIV?(Read each)
Tested as part of routine care 63 (26.7%)
Tested because a provider recommended it 15 (6.4%)
Tested because an organization reached out to you 14 (5.9%)
Saw an opportunity to be tested in the community 28 (11.9%)
Sought testing yourself because you were concerned about HIV 94 (39.8%)
Other 22 (9.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Where were you first told that you have an HIV diagnosis?
Outpatient clinic 107 (45.3%)
Hospital, as an inpatient 29 (12.3%)
Emergency room (ER) or emergency department (ED) 14 (5.9%)
Community-based program (community HIV testing program, mobile unit, etc.) 58 (24.6%)
Community event (PRIDE event, local health fair) 8 (3.4%)
Research study setting 2 (0.8%)
Syringe exchange services program 0 (0%)
Drug treatment program 1 (0.4%)
Jail/prison 1 (0.4%)
Donating blood/plasma 5 (2.1%)
During a pregnancy 2 (0.8%)
Other 7 (3.0%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Years Living with HIV at Baseline
Mean (SD) 4.02 (2.84)
Median [Min, Max] 4.00 [0, 14.0]

ART

Recent

Overall
(N=236)
Did you take at least one dose of any HIV medication in the past 4 weeks?
No 14 (5.9%)
Yes 211 (89.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 11 (4.7%)
Using this scale, which goes from 0 (No HIV medication) to 100 (every dose of HIV medication was taken as prescribed) how much [bl_artvas1] have you taken in the last 4 weeks?
Mean (SD) 85.6 (27.7)
Median [Min, Max] 100 [0, 100]
Missing 11 (4.7%)

History/Current Regimen

Overall
(N=236)
Since you were first diagnosed with HIV, did you ever take pills or other medicines to treat your HIV, called antiretroviral therapy (ART or ARV) medications, including HIV medication by injection?
No 4 (1.7%)
Yes 232 (98.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Have you ever received HIV medication by injection?
No 227 (96.2%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
How many months had passed between the time you were first diagnosed with HIV and the first time you took HIV medication?
Less than 1 month 141 (59.7%)
1-3 months after 41 (17.4%)
4-6 months after 17 (7.2%)
6-12 months after 10 (4.2%)
More than 12 months after diagnosis 20 (8.5%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
What is the longest amount of time you ever took HIV medication, in months? (Enter 0, if the longest time was less than 1 month)
Mean (SD) 22.0 (73.0)
Median [Min, Max] 12.0 [-997, 156]
Missing 4 (1.7%)
How many different times have you stopped taking HIV medication for at least two days, then started again?
Mean (SD) 7.70 (29.9)
Median [Min, Max] 1.00 [0, 400]
Missing 4 (1.7%)
Think about the last four weeks. Do you have a prescription for HIV medication?
No 12 (5.1%)
Yes, pill form HIV medication 221 (93.6%)
Yes, injectable HIV medication 3 (1.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)

HIV Care

Overall
(N=236)
In the past year, have you received any HIV care?
No 9 (3.8%)
Yes 227 (96.2%)
In what type of place did you receive most of your HIV care in the past year?(Read each)
Community-based clinic 132 (55.9%)
Emergency room 0 (0%)
Clinic located in a hospital 75 (31.8%)
Private doctors office 18 (7.6%)
Mobile van 0 (0%)
School/college clinic 1 (0.4%)
Other 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 9 (3.8%)
How long have you been receiving your HIV care in this particular place?
Less than 1 month 10 (4.2%)
1-3 months 44 (18.6%)
4-6 months 23 (9.7%)
6-11 months 37 (15.7%)
1-3 years 75 (31.8%)
More than 3 years 37 (15.7%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 9 (3.8%)
Is the health care setting mainly for adults, mainly for young people, or both?
Adult clinic 59 (25.0%)
Pediatric clinic (for people under 18) 2 (0.8%)
Both adults and pediatric 155 (65.7%)
Do not Know 10 (4.2%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 9 (3.8%)
Think about the past year. How many times did you see your HIV care medical provider? If you are not sure, take your best guess.
Mean (SD) 4.41 (4.77)
Median [Min, Max] 4.00 [0, 56.0]
In the past year, how many appointments with your HIV health care provider have you missed without cancelling in advance?
Never missed an appointment 110 (46.6%)
Once in the past year 41 (17.4%)
Twice in the past year 31 (13.1%)
Three times in the past year 20 (8.5%)
4 times in the past year 10 (4.2%)
5 or more times in the past year 20 (8.5%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Not Applicable 2 (0.8%)

Reasons for sometimes stopping or discontinuing ART

Overall
(N=157)
Doctor told you to stop.
No 150 (95.5%)
Yes 6 (3.8%)
Do not Know 1 (0.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
The medication(s) did not work.
No 150 (95.5%)
Yes 4 (2.5%)
Do not Know 3 (1.9%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
The medication(s) initially worked, but then stopped working.
No 148 (94.3%)
Yes 3 (1.9%)
Do not Know 6 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You switched to other medication(s).
No 119 (75.8%)
Yes 38 (24.2%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You did not want side effects of the medication(s).
No 115 (73.2%)
Yes 40 (25.5%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You wanted to take a break from the medication(s).
No 106 (67.5%)
Yes 49 (31.2%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You do not trust the medication(s).
No 138 (87.9%)
Yes 18 (11.5%)
Do not Know 1 (0.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Could not afford the medication(s).
No 139 (88.5%)
Yes 18 (11.5%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You were on too many medication(s).
No 134 (85.4%)
Yes 23 (14.6%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your partner or friends suggested you stop taking them.
No 155 (98.7%)
Yes 2 (1.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You changed doctors or clinics.
No 111 (70.7%)
Yes 46 (29.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You prefer alternative treatments.
No 140 (89.2%)
Yes 16 (10.2%)
Do not Know 1 (0.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You don't want anyone to find out that you are living with HIV.
No 122 (77.7%)
Yes 33 (21.0%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You decided to stop because your CD4 and viral load numbers had been good.
No 127 (80.9%)
Yes 28 (17.8%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You believe that you have been cured of HIV.
No 147 (93.6%)
Yes 6 (3.8%)
Do not Know 4 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your substance use got in the way.
No 119 (75.8%)
Yes 37 (23.6%)
Do not Know 1 (0.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your mental health conditions got in the way.
No 99 (63.1%)
Yes 56 (35.7%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your housing situation got in the way.
No 91 (58.0%)
Yes 65 (41.4%)
Do not Know 1 (0.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your relationship with your romantic or sexual partner got in the way.
No 131 (83.4%)
Yes 24 (15.3%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
There have been other reasons for stopping or discontinuing HIV medication
No 92 (58.6%)
Yes 63 (40.1%)
Do not Know 2 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)

Reasons for never taking ART

Overall
(N=4)
You could not afford the medication(s).
No 2 (50.0%)
Yes 2 (50.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your doctor never offered them to you.
No 2 (50.0%)
Yes 2 (50.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your family/friends discouraged you from taking them.
No 4 (100%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You are not receiving medical care.
No 3 (75.0%)
Yes 1 (25.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You did not want the side effects.
No 4 (100%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You were concerned about toxicity.
No 3 (75.0%)
Yes 1 (25.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You don't think the medication(s) work.
No 4 (100%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You are worried about becoming resistant to the medication(s).
No 2 (50.0%)
Yes 2 (50.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You prefer alternative treatments.
No 1 (25.0%)
Yes 3 (75.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You don't want anyone to find your pills and figure out that you are living with HIV.
No 2 (50.0%)
Yes 2 (50.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
You are waiting until your CD4 or viral load numbers get worse to take the medication(s).
No 4 (100%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your substance use gets in the way.
No 3 (75.0%)
Yes 1 (25.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your mental health issues get in the way.
No 3 (75.0%)
Yes 1 (25.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Your housing situation gets in the way.
No 2 (50.0%)
Yes 2 (50.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
There are other reasons for never taking HIV medication(s).
No 3 (75.0%)
Yes 1 (25.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)

Motivation

Overall
(N=236)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to start or restart taking HIV medication, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important.
Mean (SD) 8.25 (2.86)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 220 (93.2%)
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could take HIV medication every day, as prescribed- if you started or restarted today, where 1 is not confident at all, and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 8.44 (2.94)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 220 (93.2%)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to significantly increase how often you take your HIV medication, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important?
Mean (SD) 9.71 (0.756)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [8.00, 10.0]
Missing 229 (97.0%)
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could significantly increase how often you take your HIV medication, where 1 is not confident at all, and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 8.14 (2.27)
Median [Min, Max] 9.00 [5.00, 10.0]
Missing 229 (97.0%)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to keep taking HIV medication, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important?
Mean (SD) 9.77 (0.761)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [5.00, 10.0]
Missing 32 (13.6%)
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could keep taking HIV medication, where 1 is not confident at all, and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 9.60 (1.09)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [3.00, 10.0]
Missing 32 (13.6%)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to achieve undetectable HIV viral load, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important?
Mean (SD) 9.95 (0.320)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [8.00, 10.0]
Missing 197 (83.5%)
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could achieve undetectable HIV viral load, where 1 is not confident at all, and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 9.67 (1.20)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [5.00, 10.0]
Missing 197 (83.5%)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to maintain an undetectable HIV viral load, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important?
Mean (SD) 9.92 (0.466)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [5.00, 10.0]
Missing 56 (23.7%)
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could maintain an undetectable HIV viral load, where 1 is not confident at all, and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 9.72 (0.886)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [2.00, 10.0]
Missing 56 (23.7%)
On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to you today to attend your HIV medical care appointments, as recommended, where 1 is not important at all, and 10 is extremely important?
Mean (SD) 9.60 (1.32)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you that you could attend your HIV medical care appointments, as recommended, where 1 is not at all confident and 10 is extremely confident?
Mean (SD) 9.33 (1.40)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [2.00, 10.0]

Life Outcome Expectancies

Hussen, S. A., Harper, G. W., Bauermeister, J. A., Hightow-Weidman, L. B., & Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. (2015). Psychosocial influences on engagement in care among HIV-positive young black gay/bisexual and other men who have sex with men. AIDS patient care and STDs, 29(2), 77-85.

Overall
(N=236)
How likely is it that you will finish high school?
Not at all 9 (3.8%)
A little 4 (1.7%)
Somewhat 10 (4.2%)
Very 22 (9.3%)
Has already occurred 190 (80.5%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will finish college?
Not at all 26 (11.0%)
A little 21 (8.9%)
Somewhat 50 (21.2%)
Very 81 (34.3%)
Has already occurred 36 (15.3%)
Do not Know 21 (8.9%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
As an adult, how likely is it that you will be employed for long periods?
Not at all 4 (1.7%)
A little 8 (3.4%)
Somewhat 51 (21.6%)
Very 120 (50.8%)
Has already occurred 31 (13.1%)
Do not Know 22 (9.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
As an adult, how likely is it that you will be on welfare/ public assistance for at least a year?
Not at all 39 (16.5%)
A little 40 (16.9%)
Somewhat 50 (21.2%)
Very 53 (22.5%)
Has already occurred 26 (11.0%)
Do not Know 28 (11.9%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
As an adult, how likely is it that you will have the career or job that you want?
Not at all 8 (3.4%)
A little 17 (7.2%)
Somewhat 54 (22.9%)
Very 124 (52.5%)
Has already occurred 19 (8.1%)
Do not Know 14 (5.9%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will have children?
Not at all 57 (24.2%)
A little 34 (14.4%)
Somewhat 46 (19.5%)
Very 56 (23.7%)
Has already occurred 19 (8.1%)
Do not Know 24 (10.2%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will have a long-term love relationship?
Not at all 15 (6.4%)
A little 24 (10.2%)
Somewhat 50 (21.2%)
Very 78 (33.1%)
Has already occurred 37 (15.7%)
Do not Know 32 (13.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will be comfortable financially?
Not at all 7 (3.0%)
A little 20 (8.5%)
Somewhat 73 (30.9%)
Very 112 (47.5%)
Has already occurred 6 (2.5%)
Do not Know 18 (7.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will have good family relationships?
Not at all 16 (6.8%)
A little 24 (10.2%)
Somewhat 52 (22.0%)
Very 107 (45.3%)
Has already occurred 24 (10.2%)
Do not Know 12 (5.1%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
How likely is it that you will live to age 70?
Not at all 12 (5.1%)
A little 18 (7.6%)
Somewhat 35 (14.8%)
Very 129 (54.7%)
Has already occurred 0 (0%)
Do not Know 42 (17.8%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
How likely is it that you will live to age 50?
Not at all 5 (2.1%)
A little 12 (5.1%)
Somewhat 22 (9.3%)
Very 161 (68.2%)
Has already occurred 0 (0%)
Do not Know 18 (7.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 18 (7.6%)
How likely is it that you will live to age 30?
Not at all 1 (0.4%)
A little 3 (1.3%)
Somewhat 12 (5.1%)
Very 192 (81.4%)
Has already occurred 0 (0%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 19 (8.1%)

IPV

Goldenberg, T., Jadwin-Cakmak, L., & Harper, G. W. (2018). Intimate partner violence among transgender youth: Associations with intrapersonal and structural factors. Violence and gender, 5(1), 19-25.

Overall
(N=236)
Have you ever been slapped, punched, kicked, beaten up, or otherwise physically or sexually hurt by a partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, or some other intimate partner?
No 118 (50.0%)
Yes 115 (48.7%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Have you ever slapped, punched, kicked, beaten up, or otherwise physically or sexually hurt a partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, or some other intimate partner?
No 148 (62.7%)
Yes 85 (36.0%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
In the past 6 months, have you ever been slapped, punched, kicked, beaten up, or otherwise physically or sexually hurt by a partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, or some other intimate partner?
No 87 (36.9%)
Yes 28 (11.9%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 121 (51.3%)
In the past 6 months, have you ever slapped, punched, kicked, beaten up, or otherwise physically or sexually hurt a partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, or some other intimate partner?
No 67 (28.4%)
Yes 18 (7.6%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 151 (64.0%)

Social Support

Sherbourne, C. D., & Stewart, A. L. (1991). The MOS social support survey. Social science & medicine, 32(6), 705-714.

Overall
(N=236)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to have a good time with?
None of the time 11 (4.7%)
A little of the time 49 (20.8%)
Some of the time 62 (26.3%)
Most of the time 71 (30.1%)
All of the time 36 (15.3%)
Do not Know 5 (2.1%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to turn to for suggestions about how to deal with a personal problem?
None of the time 10 (4.2%)
A little of the time 46 (19.5%)
Some of the time 55 (23.3%)
Most of the time 68 (28.8%)
All of the time 52 (22.0%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available who understands your problems?
None of the time 21 (8.9%)
A little of the time 50 (21.2%)
Some of the time 61 (25.8%)
Most of the time 66 (28.0%)
All of the time 34 (14.4%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to love and make you feel wanted?
None of the time 24 (10.2%)
A little of the time 40 (16.9%)
Some of the time 55 (23.3%)
Most of the time 48 (20.3%)
All of the time 56 (23.7%)
Do not Know 8 (3.4%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to talk with about difficult medical decisions?
None of the time 23 (9.7%)
A little of the time 52 (22.0%)
Some of the time 52 (22.0%)
Most of the time 51 (21.6%)
All of the time 48 (20.3%)
Do not Know 8 (3.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to talk about HIV medications?
None of the time 34 (14.4%)
A little of the time 51 (21.6%)
Some of the time 57 (24.2%)
Most of the time 35 (14.8%)
All of the time 54 (22.9%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available to talk about what it's like to live with HIV?
None of the time 41 (17.4%)
A little of the time 59 (25.0%)
Some of the time 44 (18.6%)
Most of the time 34 (14.4%)
All of the time 51 (21.6%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available who will listen with an open mind about health concerns?
None of the time 18 (7.6%)
A little of the time 52 (22.0%)
Some of the time 55 (23.3%)
Most of the time 60 (25.4%)
All of the time 45 (19.1%)
Do not Know 5 (2.1%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
If you needed it, how often is someone available who has been in the same situation as you with respect to health issues?
None of the time 31 (13.1%)
A little of the time 53 (22.5%)
Some of the time 46 (19.5%)
Most of the time 46 (19.5%)
All of the time 49 (20.8%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)


Overall
(N=236)
Social Support Total
Mean (SD) 55.5 (24.3)
Median [Min, Max] 55.6 [0, 100]
Missing 3 (1.3%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.9095 0.9098 0.9237 0.5286 10.09 0.008893 2.22 0.9702 0.523
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_mos1 0.9071 0.9075 0.9181 0.5508 9.808 0.00919 0.01344 0.5361
    bl_mos2 0.902 0.9016 0.9108 0.5339 9.163 0.009611 0.01613 0.5272
    bl_mos3 0.9009 0.9007 0.9135 0.5314 9.072 0.00973 0.01734 0.5146
    bl_mos4 0.9038 0.9038 0.9184 0.5401 9.394 0.00953 0.01751 0.5372
    bl_mos5 0.8935 0.8942 0.9068 0.5138 8.453 0.01058 0.01635 0.4626
    bl_mos6 0.8964 0.8977 0.9066 0.523 8.772 0.01029 0.01162 0.523
    bl_mos7 0.8993 0.9001 0.9112 0.5296 9.008 0.009989 0.01272 0.523
    bl_mos8 0.89 0.8906 0.9056 0.5044 8.142 0.01092 0.01375 0.4618
    bl_mos9 0.8996 0.9004 0.9149 0.5305 9.039 0.009993 0.01562 0.523
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_mos1 229 0.657 0.6718 0.6214 0.5692 2.314 1.119
    bl_mos2 231 0.7286 0.7407 0.7095 0.6511 2.459 1.167
    bl_mos3 232 0.7378 0.7508 0.7145 0.6663 2.181 1.192
    bl_mos4 223 0.7129 0.7154 0.6631 0.6282 2.323 1.316
    bl_mos5 226 0.8252 0.8228 0.8065 0.7683 2.217 1.293
    bl_mos6 231 0.7963 0.785 0.7734 0.7291 2.104 1.376
    bl_mos7 229 0.7695 0.758 0.7338 0.6936 1.978 1.422
    bl_mos8 230 0.8617 0.861 0.8537 0.8221 2.27 1.231
    bl_mos9 225 0.7601 0.7545 0.7172 0.6867 2.129 1.362
  • response.freq:

      0 1 2 3 4 miss
    bl_mos1 0.04803 0.214 0.2707 0.31 0.1572 0.02966
    bl_mos2 0.04329 0.1991 0.2381 0.2944 0.2251 0.02119
    bl_mos3 0.09052 0.2155 0.2629 0.2845 0.1466 0.01695
    bl_mos4 0.1076 0.1794 0.2466 0.2152 0.2511 0.05508
    bl_mos5 0.1018 0.2301 0.2301 0.2257 0.2124 0.04237
    bl_mos6 0.1472 0.2208 0.2468 0.1515 0.2338 0.02119
    bl_mos7 0.179 0.2576 0.1921 0.1485 0.2227 0.02966
    bl_mos8 0.07826 0.2261 0.2391 0.2609 0.1957 0.02542
    bl_mos9 0.1378 0.2356 0.2044 0.2044 0.2178 0.04661

Everyday Discrimination

Williams, D. R., Yu, Y., Jackson, J. S., & Anderson, N. B. (1997). Racial differences in physical and mental health: Socio-economic status, stress and discrimination. Journal of health psychology, 2(3), 335-351.

Overall
(N=236)
You are treated with less courtesy than other people are.
Never 73 (30.9%)
Less than once a year 28 (11.9%)
A few times a year 54 (22.9%)
A few times a month 33 (14.0%)
At least once a week 15 (6.4%)
Almost everyday 24 (10.2%)
Refuse to Answer 9 (3.8%)
You are treated with less respect than other people are.
Never 69 (29.2%)
Less than once a year 26 (11.0%)
A few times a year 61 (25.8%)
A few times a month 32 (13.6%)
At least once a week 15 (6.4%)
Almost everyday 28 (11.9%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
You receive poorer service than other people at restaurants or stores.
Never 91 (38.6%)
Less than once a year 52 (22.0%)
A few times a year 38 (16.1%)
A few times a month 23 (9.7%)
At least once a week 13 (5.5%)
Almost everyday 14 (5.9%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
People act as if they think you are not smart.
Never 65 (27.5%)
Less than once a year 41 (17.4%)
A few times a year 42 (17.8%)
A few times a month 32 (13.6%)
At least once a week 16 (6.8%)
Almost everyday 37 (15.7%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
People act as if they are afraid of you.
Never 105 (44.5%)
Less than once a year 28 (11.9%)
A few times a year 47 (19.9%)
A few times a month 19 (8.1%)
At least once a week 13 (5.5%)
Almost everyday 16 (6.8%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
People act as if they think you are dishonest.
Never 103 (43.6%)
Less than once a year 39 (16.5%)
A few times a year 39 (16.5%)
A few times a month 17 (7.2%)
At least once a week 10 (4.2%)
Almost everyday 22 (9.3%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
People act as if they're better than you are.
Never 44 (18.6%)
Less than once a year 31 (13.1%)
A few times a year 57 (24.2%)
A few times a month 29 (12.3%)
At least once a week 23 (9.7%)
Almost everyday 48 (20.3%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
You are called names or insulted.
Never 66 (28.0%)
Less than once a year 39 (16.5%)
A few times a year 57 (24.2%)
A few times a month 28 (11.9%)
At least once a week 12 (5.1%)
Almost everyday 31 (13.1%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
You are threatened or harassed.
Never 90 (38.1%)
Less than once a year 50 (21.2%)
A few times a year 49 (20.8%)
A few times a month 13 (5.5%)
At least once a week 9 (3.8%)
Almost everyday 21 (8.9%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)


Overall
(N=236)
Everyday Discrimination Total
Mean (SD) 24.6 (11.2)
Median [Min, Max] 22.0 [9.00, 54.0]
Missing 2 (0.8%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.9001 0.8999 0.912 0.4998 8.994 0.009779 1.368 0.6215 0.4748
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_discrim1 0.885 0.8847 0.8905 0.4897 7.677 0.0113 0.00816 0.4748
    bl_discrim2 0.88 0.88 0.8841 0.4782 7.331 0.01181 0.006631 0.465
    bl_discrim3 0.8879 0.8873 0.8984 0.4961 7.876 0.01105 0.01117 0.465
    bl_discrim4 0.8853 0.8855 0.8965 0.4914 7.731 0.01137 0.01256 0.4573
    bl_discrim5 0.8969 0.8969 0.907 0.5208 8.696 0.01017 0.01172 0.5122
    bl_discrim6 0.8917 0.8915 0.8998 0.5067 8.218 0.01064 0.01344 0.4748
    bl_discrim7 0.8913 0.891 0.9042 0.5055 8.177 0.01074 0.01343 0.4748
    bl_discrim8 0.8863 0.8862 0.8971 0.4932 7.784 0.01122 0.01338 0.4557
    bl_discrim9 0.8952 0.8954 0.9054 0.517 8.562 0.01038 0.01229 0.5122
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_discrim1 227 0.7918 0.7877 0.7828 0.718 2.828 1.659
    bl_discrim2 231 0.8361 0.8356 0.8424 0.7813 2.922 1.674
    bl_discrim3 231 0.7561 0.761 0.7322 0.6851 2.381 1.516
    bl_discrim4 233 0.7894 0.7803 0.7522 0.7136 3.017 1.774
    bl_discrim5 228 0.6498 0.6576 0.5947 0.5571 2.364 1.586
    bl_discrim6 230 0.7179 0.7165 0.674 0.6311 2.383 1.643
    bl_discrim7 232 0.7299 0.7218 0.671 0.6401 3.431 1.762
    bl_discrim8 233 0.7782 0.7731 0.7407 0.7012 2.888 1.68
    bl_discrim9 232 0.6701 0.6738 0.6153 0.5807 2.414 1.568
  • response.freq:

      1 2 3 4 5 6 miss
    bl_discrim1 0.3216 0.1233 0.2379 0.1454 0.06608 0.1057 0.03814
    bl_discrim2 0.2987 0.1126 0.2641 0.1385 0.06494 0.1212 0.02119
    bl_discrim3 0.3939 0.2251 0.1645 0.09957 0.05628 0.06061 0.02119
    bl_discrim4 0.279 0.176 0.1803 0.1373 0.06867 0.1588 0.01271
    bl_discrim5 0.4605 0.1228 0.2061 0.08333 0.05702 0.07018 0.0339
    bl_discrim6 0.4478 0.1696 0.1696 0.07391 0.04348 0.09565 0.02542
    bl_discrim7 0.1897 0.1336 0.2457 0.125 0.09914 0.2069 0.01695
    bl_discrim8 0.2833 0.1674 0.2446 0.1202 0.0515 0.133 0.01271
    bl_discrim9 0.3879 0.2155 0.2112 0.05603 0.03879 0.09052 0.01695

HIV Stigma

Wright, K., Naar-King, S., Lam, P., Templin, T., & Frey, M. (2007). Stigma scale revised: reliability and validity of a brief measure of stigma for HIV+ youth. Journal of adolescent health, 40(1), 96-98.

Overall
(N=236)
I have been hurt by how people reacted to learning I have HIV.
Strongly Disagree 62 (26.3%)
Disagree 42 (17.8%)
Agree 75 (31.8%)
Strongly Agree 41 (17.4%)
Refuse to Answer 16 (6.8%)
I have stopped socializing with some people because of their reactions of my having HIV.
Strongly Disagree 62 (26.3%)
Disagree 60 (25.4%)
Agree 62 (26.3%)
Strongly Agree 46 (19.5%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
I have lost friends by telling them I have HIV.
Strongly Disagree 74 (31.4%)
Disagree 71 (30.1%)
Agree 53 (22.5%)
Strongly Agree 33 (14.0%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
I am very careful who I tell that I have HIV.
Strongly Disagree 12 (5.1%)
Disagree 10 (4.2%)
Agree 67 (28.4%)
Strongly Agree 145 (61.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
I worry that people who know I have HIV will tell others.
Strongly Disagree 40 (16.9%)
Disagree 33 (14.0%)
Agree 70 (29.7%)
Strongly Agree 88 (37.3%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
I feel that I am not as good a person as others because I have HIV.
Strongly Disagree 93 (39.4%)
Disagree 45 (19.1%)
Agree 56 (23.7%)
Strongly Agree 38 (16.1%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Having HIV makes me feel unclean.
Strongly Disagree 83 (35.2%)
Disagree 60 (25.4%)
Agree 60 (25.4%)
Strongly Agree 28 (11.9%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Having HIV makes me feel that I'm a bad person.
Strongly Disagree 103 (43.6%)
Disagree 76 (32.2%)
Agree 29 (12.3%)
Strongly Agree 25 (10.6%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Most people think that a person with HIV is disgusting.
Strongly Disagree 27 (11.4%)
Disagree 35 (14.8%)
Agree 89 (37.7%)
Strongly Agree 80 (33.9%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Most people with HIV are rejected when others find out.
Strongly Disagree 14 (5.9%)
Disagree 24 (10.2%)
Agree 109 (46.2%)
Strongly Agree 82 (34.7%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)


Overall
(N=236)
HIV Stigma Total
Mean (SD) 25.7 (6.48)
Median [Min, Max] 26.0 [10.0, 40.0]
Missing 1 (0.4%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.8311 0.8293 0.8643 0.327 4.86 0.0164 2.573 0.6482 0.3044
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_stigma1 0.8155 0.8138 0.8472 0.3268 4.369 0.01795 0.02209 0.3066
    bl_stigma2 0.8073 0.8065 0.833 0.3165 4.168 0.01874 0.01997 0.3053
    bl_stigma3 0.8153 0.8146 0.8459 0.328 4.393 0.01802 0.02107 0.3093
    bl_stigma4 0.8318 0.8322 0.8618 0.3553 4.96 0.01664 0.01995 0.3134
    bl_stigma5 0.8153 0.8114 0.8471 0.3235 4.303 0.01792 0.02655 0.3008
    bl_stigma6 0.8112 0.8097 0.8485 0.321 4.254 0.01848 0.02392 0.2914
    bl_stigma7 0.8123 0.8107 0.8386 0.3224 4.282 0.01823 0.02006 0.3066
    bl_stigma8 0.8156 0.8148 0.8434 0.3283 4.398 0.01797 0.01958 0.3093
    bl_stigma9 0.8118 0.8082 0.8462 0.3189 4.214 0.01831 0.02682 0.2938
    bl_stigma10 0.8188 0.8158 0.8518 0.3298 4.43 0.01774 0.02585 0.3066
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_stigma1 220 0.6371 0.6293 0.5893 0.5224 2.432 1.09
    bl_stigma2 230 0.7024 0.6882 0.6769 0.5984 2.4 1.088
    bl_stigma3 231 0.6457 0.6225 0.5863 0.5229 2.195 1.043
    bl_stigma4 234 0.4382 0.4661 0.379 0.3248 3.474 0.8033
    bl_stigma5 231 0.6513 0.6486 0.5953 0.5244 2.892 1.1
    bl_stigma6 232 0.6799 0.6627 0.6152 0.5628 2.168 1.129
    bl_stigma7 231 0.6609 0.6546 0.6323 0.5526 2.143 1.043
    bl_stigma8 233 0.6269 0.6209 0.59 0.5198 1.897 0.9947
    bl_stigma9 231 0.6608 0.6748 0.6247 0.5594 2.961 0.9839
    bl_stigma10 229 0.5958 0.6119 0.549 0.4933 3.131 0.8326
  • response.freq:

      1 2 3 4 miss
    bl_stigma1 0.2818 0.1909 0.3409 0.1864 0.0678
    bl_stigma2 0.2696 0.2609 0.2696 0.2 0.02542
    bl_stigma3 0.3203 0.3074 0.2294 0.1429 0.02119
    bl_stigma4 0.05128 0.04274 0.2863 0.6197 0.008475
    bl_stigma5 0.1732 0.1429 0.303 0.381 0.02119
    bl_stigma6 0.4009 0.194 0.2414 0.1638 0.01695
    bl_stigma7 0.3593 0.2597 0.2597 0.1212 0.02119
    bl_stigma8 0.4421 0.3262 0.1245 0.1073 0.01271
    bl_stigma9 0.1169 0.1515 0.3853 0.3463 0.02119
    bl_stigma10 0.06114 0.1048 0.476 0.3581 0.02966

Client Engagement in HIV Care

Yatchmenoff, D. K. (2005). Measuring client engagement from the client’s perspective in nonvoluntary child protective services. Research on social work practice, 15(2), 84-96.

Overall
(N=236)
I am fully invested in making use of the services [bl_hivcare2] is providing me.
Strongly Disagree 13 (5.5%)
Moderately Disagree 5 (2.1%)
Neither 6 (2.5%)
Moderately Agree 47 (19.9%)
Strongly Agree 156 (66.1%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
It's really hard for me to work with staff from the [bl_hivcare2].
Strongly Disagree 122 (51.7%)
Moderately Disagree 27 (11.4%)
Neither 34 (14.4%)
Moderately Agree 23 (9.7%)
Strongly Agree 18 (7.6%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
I think the staff on the [bl_hivcare2] and I truly respect each other.
Strongly Disagree 11 (4.7%)
Moderately Disagree 4 (1.7%)
Neither 9 (3.8%)
Moderately Agree 44 (18.6%)
Strongly Agree 161 (68.2%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
I am not just going through the motions. I'm really involved in working with the staff on the [bl_hivcare2].
Strongly Disagree 19 (8.1%)
Moderately Disagree 12 (5.1%)
Neither 34 (14.4%)
Moderately Agree 60 (25.4%)
Strongly Agree 94 (39.8%)
Refuse to Answer 13 (5.5%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
The [bl_hivcare2] staff and I fully agree about what is best for me.
Strongly Disagree 8 (3.4%)
Moderately Disagree 12 (5.1%)
Neither 14 (5.9%)
Moderately Agree 53 (22.5%)
Strongly Agree 138 (58.5%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
What the [bl_hivcare2] staff want me to do is truly the same as what I want.
Strongly Disagree 11 (4.7%)
Moderately Disagree 10 (4.2%)
Neither 17 (7.2%)
Moderately Agree 53 (22.5%)
Strongly Agree 131 (55.5%)
Refuse to Answer 10 (4.2%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
The [bl_hivcare2] staff really don't understand where I'm coming from.
Strongly Disagree 104 (44.1%)
Moderately Disagree 36 (15.3%)
Neither 32 (13.6%)
Moderately Agree 24 (10.2%)
Strongly Agree 28 (11.9%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
The [bl_hivcare2] are truly helping me take care of some problems in my life.
Strongly Disagree 10 (4.2%)
Moderately Disagree 8 (3.4%)
Neither 24 (10.2%)
Moderately Agree 66 (28.0%)
Strongly Agree 118 (50.0%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)

HIV Care Satisfaction

Overall
(N=236)
Overall, you think that the services there are:
Poor 11 (4.7%)
Fair 20 (8.5%)
Good 59 (25.0%)
Very Good 55 (23.3%)
Excellent 84 (35.6%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
The information that you have received there has been:
Poor 9 (3.8%)
Fair 21 (8.9%)
Good 58 (24.6%)
Very Good 53 (22.5%)
Excellent 88 (37.3%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)

Trust in Provider

Anderson, L. A., & Dedrick, R. F. (1990). Development of the Trust in Physician scale: a measure to assess interpersonal trust in patient-physician relationships. Psychological reports, 67(3_suppl), 1091-1100.

Overall
(N=236)
I doubt that my health care provider really cares about me as a person.
Strongly Disagree 88 (37.3%)
Disagree 52 (22.0%)
Neutral 39 (16.5%)
Agree 18 (7.6%)
Strongly Agree 16 (6.8%)
Do not Know 16 (6.8%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Not Applicable 2 (0.8%)
My health care provider is usually considerate of my needs and puts them first.
Strongly Disagree 8 (3.4%)
Disagree 13 (5.5%)
Neutral 39 (16.5%)
Agree 65 (27.5%)
Strongly Agree 91 (38.6%)
Do not Know 12 (5.1%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I trust my health care provider so much that I always try to follow his or her advice.
Strongly Disagree 7 (3.0%)
Disagree 11 (4.7%)
Neutral 38 (16.1%)
Agree 63 (26.7%)
Strongly Agree 102 (43.2%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
If my health care provider tells me something is so, then it must be true.
Strongly Disagree 9 (3.8%)
Disagree 15 (6.4%)
Neutral 59 (25.0%)
Agree 81 (34.3%)
Strongly Agree 60 (25.4%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I sometimes distrust my health care provider's opinion and would like a second one.
Strongly Disagree 71 (30.1%)
Disagree 51 (21.6%)
Neutral 42 (17.8%)
Agree 39 (16.5%)
Strongly Agree 14 (5.9%)
Do not Know 10 (4.2%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I trust my health care provider's judgement about my medical care.
Strongly Disagree 8 (3.4%)
Disagree 11 (4.7%)
Neutral 45 (19.1%)
Agree 76 (32.2%)
Strongly Agree 78 (33.1%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 11 (4.7%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I feel my health care provider does not do everything he or she should for my medical care.
Strongly Disagree 71 (30.1%)
Disagree 65 (27.5%)
Neutral 30 (12.7%)
Agree 30 (12.7%)
Strongly Agree 20 (8.5%)
Do not Know 11 (4.7%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)
Not Applicable 2 (0.8%)
I trust my health care provider to put my medical needs above all other considerations when treating my medical problems.
Strongly Disagree 9 (3.8%)
Disagree 12 (5.1%)
Neutral 43 (18.2%)
Agree 78 (33.1%)
Strongly Agree 69 (29.2%)
Do not Know 12 (5.1%)
Refuse to Answer 12 (5.1%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
My health care provider is a real expert in taking care of medical problems like mine.
Strongly Disagree 4 (1.7%)
Disagree 5 (2.1%)
Neutral 34 (14.4%)
Agree 91 (38.6%)
Strongly Agree 81 (34.3%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 11 (4.7%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I trust my health care provider to tell me if a mistake was made about my treatment.
Strongly Disagree 6 (2.5%)
Disagree 9 (3.8%)
Neutral 33 (14.0%)
Agree 92 (39.0%)
Strongly Agree 78 (33.1%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)
I sometimes worry that my health care provider may not keep the information we discuss totally private.
Strongly Disagree 93 (39.4%)
Disagree 52 (22.0%)
Neutral 31 (13.1%)
Agree 22 (9.3%)
Strongly Agree 13 (5.5%)
Do not Know 15 (6.4%)
Refuse to Answer 9 (3.8%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.4%)


Overall
(N=236)
Trust in Provider Total (0-44)
Mean (SD) 31.5 (8.57)
Median [Min, Max] 32.0 [0, 44.0]
Missing 7 (3.0%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.8896 0.898 0.9108 0.4447 8.808 0.01084 2.865 0.7792 0.4144
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_trust1 0.89 0.8986 0.9099 0.4699 8.864 0.01088 0.02321 0.4491
    bl_trust2 0.8737 0.8831 0.8939 0.4304 7.557 0.01246 0.0214 0.3987
    bl_trust3 0.8768 0.8862 0.8977 0.4378 7.786 0.01217 0.02183 0.397
    bl_trust4 0.8759 0.8851 0.8978 0.4351 7.703 0.01225 0.02146 0.397
    bl_trust5 0.883 0.8927 0.9033 0.4541 8.318 0.01159 0.02612 0.4144
    bl_trust6 0.873 0.882 0.8954 0.4277 7.473 0.01252 0.02 0.397
    bl_trust7 0.8872 0.8963 0.9046 0.4637 8.647 0.01112 0.02404 0.4282
    bl_trust8 0.8763 0.8856 0.8994 0.4362 7.738 0.0122 0.02224 0.3987
    bl_trust9 0.8759 0.8833 0.8959 0.4309 7.571 0.01225 0.02093 0.3808
    bl_trust10 0.8744 0.8827 0.8952 0.4293 7.522 0.01238 0.02066 0.397
    bl_trust11 0.8922 0.901 0.9104 0.4764 9.098 0.01067 0.02054 0.4491
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_trust1 213 0.585 0.5571 0.4877 0.4651 2.836 1.261
    bl_trust2 216 0.7684 0.7865 0.7753 0.7139 3.009 1.087
    bl_trust3 221 0.7262 0.7438 0.7215 0.6654 3.095 1.055
    bl_trust4 224 0.7434 0.7592 0.7388 0.6818 2.75 1.05
    bl_trust5 217 0.6701 0.649 0.6028 0.5736 2.581 1.285
    bl_trust6 218 0.7923 0.8025 0.7922 0.7309 2.94 1.048
    bl_trust7 216 0.6343 0.593 0.5419 0.5167 2.634 1.316
    bl_trust8 211 0.7255 0.7528 0.7271 0.6722 2.882 1.065
    bl_trust9 215 0.7758 0.7838 0.7691 0.7124 3.116 0.8863
    bl_trust10 218 0.7746 0.7932 0.7815 0.7223 3.041 0.9615
    bl_trust11 211 0.5521 0.5194 0.4491 0.4294 2.9 1.248
  • response.freq:

      0 1 2 3 4 miss
    bl_trust1 0.07512 0.08451 0.1831 0.2441 0.4131 0.09746
    bl_trust2 0.03704 0.06019 0.1806 0.3009 0.4213 0.08475
    bl_trust3 0.03167 0.04977 0.1719 0.2851 0.4615 0.06356
    bl_trust4 0.04018 0.06696 0.2634 0.3616 0.2679 0.05085
    bl_trust5 0.06452 0.1797 0.1935 0.235 0.3272 0.08051
    bl_trust6 0.0367 0.05046 0.2064 0.3486 0.3578 0.07627
    bl_trust7 0.09259 0.1389 0.1389 0.3009 0.3287 0.08475
    bl_trust8 0.04265 0.05687 0.2038 0.3697 0.327 0.1059
    bl_trust9 0.0186 0.02326 0.1581 0.4233 0.3767 0.08898
    bl_trust10 0.02752 0.04128 0.1514 0.422 0.3578 0.07627
    bl_trust11 0.06161 0.1043 0.1469 0.2464 0.4408 0.1059

ART Outcome Expectancies

Erlen, J. A., Cha, E. S., Kim, K. H., Caruthers, D., & Sereika, S. M. (2010). The HIV Medication Taking Self‐efficacy Scale: Psychometric evaluation. Journal of advanced nursing, 66(11), 2560-2572.

Overall
(N=236)
How confident are you that HIV medication will improve your health?
Mean (SD) 9.24 (1.74)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 21 (8.9%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will improve your quality of life?
Mean (SD) 9.11 (1.84)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 26 (11.0%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will allow you to live a long life?
Mean (SD) 9.14 (1.89)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 26 (11.0%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will enable you to lead a life that is normal or close to normal?
Mean (SD) 9.14 (1.84)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 22 (9.3%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will decrease your chances of developing HIV-related symptoms?
Mean (SD) 9.06 (1.96)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 27 (11.4%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will decrease your HIV viral load?
Mean (SD) 9.45 (1.59)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 28 (11.9%)
How confident are you that HIV medication will prevent you from needing to be hospitalized?
Mean (SD) 9.13 (2.03)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 31 (13.1%)


Overall
(N=236)
Overall ART Outcome Expectancy (1-10)
Mean (SD) 9.17 (1.61)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 18 (7.6%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.9386 0.94 0.9398 0.6911 15.66 0.006107 9.166 1.615 0.6809
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_artoutcome1a 0.9292 0.9309 0.9287 0.6918 13.47 0.007165 0.005389 0.6662
    bl_q2bl_artoutcome1b 0.9257 0.9275 0.9249 0.6807 12.79 0.007503 0.004675 0.6662
    bl_artoutcome1c 0.9234 0.9256 0.9185 0.6745 12.43 0.007719 0.002914 0.6662
    bl_artoutcome1d 0.927 0.929 0.926 0.6856 13.09 0.007381 0.005456 0.666
    bl_artoutcome1e 0.9277 0.9293 0.9234 0.6865 13.14 0.00728 0.003741 0.666
    bl_artoutcome1f 0.9318 0.9331 0.9301 0.6994 13.96 0.006978 0.006144 0.6909
    bl_artoutcome1g 0.9387 0.9389 0.9351 0.7191 15.36 0.006083 0.003055 0.7111
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_artoutcome1a 215 0.8486 0.8556 0.8257 0.7994 9.237 1.744
    bl_q2bl_artoutcome1b 210 0.9055 0.8835 0.8644 0.8365 9.11 1.844
    bl_artoutcome1c 210 0.9116 0.8989 0.8933 0.8593 9.138 1.893
    bl_artoutcome1d 214 0.8605 0.871 0.8486 0.8216 9.145 1.837
    bl_artoutcome1e 209 0.8792 0.8688 0.8523 0.8151 9.062 1.961
    bl_artoutcome1f 208 0.8488 0.8368 0.7993 0.7759 9.447 1.593
    bl_artoutcome1g 205 0.8104 0.7875 0.735 0.7066 9.127 2.035

ART Self-Efficacy

Erlen, J. A., Cha, E. S., Kim, K. H., Caruthers, D., & Sereika, S. M. (2010). The HIV Medication Taking Self‐efficacy Scale: Psychometric evaluation. Journal of advanced nursing, 66(11), 2560-2572.

Overall
(N=236)
How confident are you that you can take your HIV medication the same time each day?
Mean (SD) 8.12 (2.35)
Median [Min, Max] 9.00 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 3 (1.3%)
How confident are you that you can take the correct dose of your HIV medication each day?
Mean (SD) 9.30 (1.52)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 2 (0.8%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication at school?
Mean (SD) 8.94 (2.04)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 21 (8.9%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication at work?
Mean (SD) 8.96 (2.05)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 12 (5.1%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication on a weekday?
Mean (SD) 9.07 (1.85)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 5 (2.1%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication on a weekend?
Mean (SD) 8.93 (1.91)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 5 (2.1%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you are with friends?
Mean (SD) 8.27 (2.76)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 4 (1.7%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication at a social outing such as a party?
Mean (SD) 7.78 (3.10)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 4 (1.7%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you are not home?
Mean (SD) 8.16 (2.76)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 3 (1.3%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you feel well?
Mean (SD) 9.24 (1.72)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 4 (1.7%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you feel sick?
Mean (SD) 8.54 (2.46)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 7 (3.0%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you have side effects from your medications?
Mean (SD) 7.96 (2.65)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 16 (6.8%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you have been drinking alcohol or using substances?
Mean (SD) 7.61 (3.11)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 14 (5.9%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you feel unhappy or depressed?
Mean (SD) 8.40 (2.56)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 10 (4.2%)
How confident are you that you can follow the plan for taking your HIV medication when you feel happy?
Mean (SD) 9.34 (1.69)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 8 (3.4%)
Overall Self-Efficacy for ART (1-10)
Mean (SD) 8.56 (1.81)
Median [Min, Max] 9.20 [1.00, 10.0]
Missing 1 (0.4%)


Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.9488 0.9551 0.9659 0.5865 21.28 0.004699 8.561 1.814 0.5855
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_artadh1 0.9474 0.9544 0.9656 0.5991 20.93 0.004822 0.01014 0.6034
    bl_artadh2 0.9468 0.9527 0.9638 0.5897 20.12 0.004934 0.01037 0.586
    bl_artadh3 0.9438 0.9504 0.9614 0.5779 19.17 0.005142 0.00986 0.5657
    bl_artadh4 0.9431 0.9499 0.9612 0.5751 18.95 0.005211 0.009741 0.5657
    bl_artadh5 0.9452 0.9515 0.9626 0.5838 19.64 0.005022 0.01043 0.5838
    bl_artadh6 0.9437 0.9499 0.9613 0.5753 18.97 0.005157 0.009826 0.5796
    bl_artadh7 0.9455 0.9528 0.9609 0.5907 20.21 0.005015 0.01003 0.5916
    bl_artadh8 0.9459 0.9527 0.9603 0.5899 20.14 0.004994 0.0101 0.5913
    bl_artadh9 0.9422 0.9501 0.9614 0.5761 19.03 0.005384 0.01045 0.5657
    bl_artadh10 0.9459 0.9522 0.9622 0.5873 19.92 0.004985 0.01067 0.5855
    bl_artadh11 0.9444 0.9519 0.9632 0.5855 19.78 0.005109 0.0114 0.586
    bl_artadh12 0.9467 0.9537 0.9645 0.5956 20.62 0.004892 0.01071 0.5916
    bl_artadh13 0.9491 0.9548 0.9649 0.6012 21.11 0.004672 0.009543 0.5953
    bl_artadh14 0.9439 0.9513 0.9629 0.5826 19.54 0.005161 0.01148 0.5657
    bl_artadh15 0.9461 0.9523 0.9622 0.5876 19.95 0.004968 0.01053 0.5855
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_artadh1 233 0.6984 0.6858 0.6516 0.631 8.12 2.355
    bl_artadh2 234 0.7356 0.7588 0.7393 0.7014 9.303 1.522
    bl_artadh3 215 0.8309 0.8499 0.8455 0.8085 8.944 2.041
    bl_artadh4 224 0.8657 0.8722 0.87 0.8404 8.955 2.046
    bl_artadh5 231 0.7774 0.8046 0.7927 0.7523 9.069 1.854
    bl_artadh6 231 0.8649 0.8701 0.8664 0.8299 8.926 1.909
    bl_artadh7 232 0.7736 0.7511 0.7454 0.7288 8.272 2.759
    bl_artadh8 232 0.7847 0.7571 0.7532 0.7351 7.784 3.097
    bl_artadh9 233 0.8707 0.8639 0.8598 0.8496 8.163 2.757
    bl_artadh10 232 0.7645 0.7775 0.7649 0.7265 9.237 1.718
    bl_artadh11 229 0.8038 0.7913 0.7738 0.7599 8.541 2.463
    bl_artadh12 220 0.7286 0.7133 0.6867 0.6756 7.964 2.653
    bl_artadh13 222 0.6876 0.6697 0.6411 0.6315 7.613 3.112
    bl_artadh14 226 0.8155 0.8137 0.7983 0.7815 8.403 2.562
    bl_artadh15 228 0.7584 0.7753 0.7631 0.7201 9.342 1.694

ACES

Finkelhor, D., Shattuck, A., Turner, H., & Hamby, S. (2015). A revised inventory of adverse childhood experiences. Child abuse & neglect, 48, 13-21.

Overall
(N=236)
Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you?
No 82 (34.7%)
Yes 151 (64.0%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?
No 102 (43.2%)
Yes 130 (55.1%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?
No 112 (47.5%)
Yes 117 (49.6%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)
Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?
No 118 (50.0%)
Yes 114 (48.3%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way?
No 122 (51.7%)
Yes 107 (45.3%)
Refuse to Answer 7 (3.0%)
Did an adult or person at least 5 years or older than you ever attempt, or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?
No 122 (51.7%)
Yes 109 (46.2%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Did you often or very often feel that no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special?
No 94 (39.8%)
Yes 137 (58.1%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Did you often or very often feel that your family didn't look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other?
No 85 (36.0%)
Yes 146 (61.9%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Did you often or very often feel that you didn't have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you?
No 158 (66.9%)
Yes 75 (31.8%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Did you often or very often feel that your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?
No 190 (80.5%)
Yes 43 (18.2%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Was a biological parent ever lost to you through divorce, abandonment, or other reason?
No 108 (45.8%)
Yes 127 (53.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Was your mother or stepmother often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped or had something thrown at her?
No 170 (72.0%)
Yes 64 (27.1%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Was your mother or stepmother sometimes, often or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard?
No 177 (75.0%)
Yes 56 (23.7%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Was your mother or stepmother ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or a knife?
No 192 (81.4%)
Yes 41 (17.4%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs?
No 127 (53.8%)
Yes 108 (45.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?
No 154 (65.3%)
Yes 80 (33.9%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Did a household member go to prison?
No 161 (68.2%)
Yes 74 (31.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Did other kids, including brothers or sisters, often or very often hit you, threaten you, pick on you or insult you?
No 143 (60.6%)
Yes 91 (38.6%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Did you often or very often feel lonely, rejected or that nobody liked you?
No 72 (30.5%)
Yes 161 (68.2%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Did you live for 2 or more years in a neighborhood that was dangerous, or where you saw people being assaulted?
No 80 (33.9%)
Yes 154 (65.3%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Was there a period of 2 or more years when your family was very poor or on public assistance?
No 111 (47.0%)
Yes 123 (52.1%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Number of Yes Responses to ACES Items (0-21)
Mean (SD) 9.36 (5.34)
Median [Min, Max] 10.0 [0, 21.0]

Social Network Members

  • n=16 enrolled participants without responses to social network items at baseline
  • n=4 withdrawn participants excluded

Participant Summaries

Overall
(N=220)
Number of people listed
1 13 (5.9%)
2 21 (9.5%)
3 33 (15.0%)
4 28 (12.7%)
5 125 (56.8%)
Any Network Members Diagnosed with HIV
Yes 110 (50.0%)
No 110 (50.0%)
Any Network Members with Criminal Justice System Involvement
Yes 80 (36.4%)
No 140 (63.6%)
Any Network Members with Illicit/Unprescribed Drug Use
Yes 141 (64.1%)
No 79 (35.9%)
Any Network Members in School
Yes 109 (49.5%)
No 110 (50.0%)
Missing 1 (0.5%)
Any Network Members Working a Job on the Books
Yes 184 (83.6%)
No 36 (16.4%)
Any Network Members Who Are Romantic or Sex Partner
Yes 67 (30.5%)
No 153 (69.5%)

Network Member Summaries

Overall
(N=891)
How old?
Mean (SD) 32.6 (12.8)
Median [Min, Max] 28.0 [2.00, 92.0]
Man, male (cis-gender)
Checked 366 (41.1%)
Unchecked 525 (58.9%)
Woman, female (cis-gender)
Checked 418 (46.9%)
Unchecked 473 (53.1%)
Non-cis-gender
Checked 99 (11.1%)
Unchecked 792 (88.9%)
Latino or Hispanic?
Yes 436 (48.9%)
No 449 (50.4%)
Refuse to answer 0 (0%)
Don't Know 6 (0.7%)
Black or African American
Checked 484 (54.3%)
Unchecked 407 (45.7%)
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Checked 19 (2.1%)
Unchecked 872 (97.9%)
Asian
Checked 8 (0.9%)
Unchecked 883 (99.1%)
White
Checked 160 (18.0%)
Unchecked 731 (82.0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Checked 2 (0.2%)
Unchecked 889 (99.8%)
Relationship to you?
Friend 455 (51.1%)
Family member (i.e., chosen family, family by blood or by marriage) 335 (37.6%)
Romantic partner (i.e., spouse, current or ex-romantic partner) 57 (6.4%)
Other (i.e., co-worker, neighbor, housemate, minister, teacher, doctor, or counselor). 30 (3.4%)
Sexual partner (non-romantic sex partner) 14 (1.6%)
Sexual orientation?
Straight or heterosexual 426 (47.8%)
Gay 288 (32.3%)
Bisexual 94 (10.6%)
Don't Know 36 (4.0%)
Lesbian 28 (3.1%)
Other 18 (2.0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.1%)
HIV status
Not diagnosed with HIV 622 (69.8%)
Diagnosed with HIV 172 (19.3%)
Don't Know 96 (10.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.1%)
Takes HIV medications most of the time?
Yes 155 (17.4%)
No 5 (0.6%)
Refuse to answer 0 (0%)
Don't Know 12 (1.3%)
Missing 719 (80.7%)
Currently attending school or a training program?
Yes 172 (19.3%)
No 690 (77.4%)
Refuse to answer 0 (0%)
Don't Know 28 (3.1%)
Missing 1 (0.1%)
Currently working at a job that is on-the-books?
Yes 495 (55.6%)
No 359 (40.3%)
Refuse to answer 0 (0%)
Don't Know 36 (4.0%)
Missing 1 (0.1%)
Years known (<1 = 0)?
Mean (SD) 11.5 (9.68)
Median [Min, Max] 8.00 [0, 28.0]
How often seen?
Daily 226 (25.4%)
Weekly 197 (22.1%)
Monthly 121 (13.6%)
Occasionally 301 (33.8%)
Refuse to answer 27 (3.0%)
Don't Know 19 (2.1%)

STI

Lifetime

Overall
(N=236)
Chlamydia
No 124 (52.5%)
Yes 104 (44.1%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Genital warts, anal warts, human papillomavirus (HPV)
No 186 (78.8%)
Yes 40 (16.9%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Gonorrhea
No 111 (47.0%)
Yes 117 (49.6%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
No 212 (89.8%)
Yes 13 (5.5%)
Do not Know 5 (2.1%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
No 215 (91.1%)
Yes 10 (4.2%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Herpes, HSV1 or HSV2
No 204 (86.4%)
Yes 27 (11.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Syphilis
No 92 (39.0%)
Yes 134 (56.8%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Urethritis
No 219 (92.8%)
Yes 8 (3.4%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Other
No 218 (92.4%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 5 (2.1%)
Refuse to Answer 9 (3.8%)

Past Year

Overall
(N=236)
1. Chlamydia
No 180 (76.3%)
Yes 46 (19.5%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 8 (3.4%)
2. Genital warts, anal warts, human papillomavirus (HPV)
No 208 (88.1%)
Yes 15 (6.4%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 10 (4.2%)
3. Gonorrhea
No 164 (69.5%)
Yes 60 (25.4%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 8 (3.4%)
4. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
No 217 (91.9%)
Yes 6 (2.5%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 11 (4.7%)
5. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
No 217 (91.9%)
Yes 7 (3.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 11 (4.7%)
6. Herpes, HSV1 or HSV2
No 220 (93.2%)
Yes 9 (3.8%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 5 (2.1%)
7. Syphilis
No 146 (61.9%)
Yes 73 (30.9%)
Do not Know 6 (2.5%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 10 (4.2%)
8. Urethritis
No 223 (94.5%)
Yes 3 (1.3%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 9 (3.8%)
[bl_sti1_oth]
No 218 (92.4%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 14 (5.9%)

WHO Assist

  • WHO ASSIST Working Group (2002). The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): development, reliability and feasibility. Addiction, 97 (9): 1183-1194.

  • Humeniuk RE, Ali RA, Babor TF, Farrell M, Formigoni ML, Jittiwutikarn J, Boerngen de Larcerda R, Ling W, Marsden J, Monteiro M, Nhiwhatiwa S, Pal H, Poznyak V & Simon S (2008). Validation of the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Addiction 103(6): 1039-1047.

  • Humeniuk RE, Henry-Edwards S, Ali RL, Poznyak V and Monteiro M (2010). The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): manual for use in primary care. Geneva, World Health Organization.

Lifetime Use

Overall
(N=236)
Tobacco products (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc.)
No 104 (44.1%)
Yes 130 (55.1%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, etc.)
No 44 (18.6%)
Yes 189 (80.1%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Cannabis (marijuana, pot, grass, hash, etc.)
No 65 (27.5%)
Yes 167 (70.8%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Cocaine (coke, crack, etc.)
No 167 (70.8%)
Yes 64 (27.1%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall, diet pills, etc.)
No 193 (81.8%)
Yes 40 (16.9%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Methamphetamine (speed, crystal meth, ice, etc.)
No 174 (73.7%)
Yes 60 (25.4%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Inhalants (poppers, nitrous, glue, gas, paint thinner, etc.)
No 137 (58.1%)
Yes 92 (39.0%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Sedatives or sleeping pills (Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin, Librium, Rohypnol, GHB, etc.)
No 187 (79.2%)
Yes 46 (19.5%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Hallucinogens (Ecstasy, LSD, acid, mushrooms, PCP, Special K, etc.)
No 164 (69.5%)
Yes 69 (29.2%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Prescription Opioids (morphine, codeine, fentanyl, oxycodone [OxyContin, Percocet], hydrocodone [Vicodin], methadone, buprenorphine [Suboxone], etc.)
No 202 (85.6%)
Yes 29 (12.3%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Street opioids (heroin, opium, etc.)
No 231 (97.9%)
Yes 2 (0.8%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Have you used any other drug or substance over your lifetime?
No 223 (94.5%)
Yes 7 (3.0%)
Do not Know 3 (1.3%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)

Frequency of Use in the Past Three Months

Use_P3M
Never: not used in the last 3 months Once or Twice: 1 to 2 times in the past 3 months Monthly: Average of 1 to 3 times per month over the last 3 months Weekly: 1 to 4 times per week Daily or almost daily: 5 to 7 days per week Unknown
Substance
    Alcohol 70 (29%) 72 (30%) 59 (25%) 28 (12%) 10 (4.2%) 1 (0.4%)
    Cannabis 84 (35%) 35 (15%) 18 (7.5%) 24 (10%) 78 (33%) 1 (0.4%)
    Cocaine 212 (88%) 16 (6.7%) 10 (4.2%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
    Hallucinogens 214 (89%) 16 (6.7%) 9 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
    Inhalants 164 (68%) 31 (13%) 21 (8.8%) 20 (8.3%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%)
    Methamphetamine 198 (83%) 17 (7.1%) 6 (2.5%) 9 (3.8%) 9 (3.8%) 1 (0.4%)
    Other Drugs 237 (99%) 2 (0.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
    Prescription Opioids 231 (96%) 6 (2.5%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
    Prescription Stimulants 225 (94%) 6 (2.5%) 4 (1.7%) 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%)
    Sedatives 214 (89%) 12 (5.0%) 7 (2.9%) 3 (1.3%) 3 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%)
    Street Opioids 239 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
    Tobacco 133 (55%) 27 (11%) 8 (3.3%) 25 (10%) 46 (19%) 1 (0.4%)

Risk Categories

Overall
(N=240)
Tobacco products (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc.)
Lower Risk 137 (57.1%)
Moderate Risk 93 (38.8%)
High Risk 10 (4.2%)
Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, etc.)
Lower Risk 152 (63.3%)
Moderate Risk 80 (33.3%)
High Risk 8 (3.3%)
Marijuana (cannabis, pot, grass, hash, etc.)
Lower Risk 89 (37.1%)
Moderate Risk 129 (53.8%)
High Risk 22 (9.2%)
Cocaine (coke, crack, etc.)
Lower Risk 218 (90.8%)
Moderate Risk 19 (7.9%)
High Risk 3 (1.3%)
Prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall, diet pills, etc.)
Lower Risk 229 (95.4%)
Moderate Risk 10 (4.2%)
High Risk 1 (0.4%)
Methamphetamine (speed, crystal meth, ice, etc.)
Lower Risk 201 (83.8%)
Moderate Risk 24 (10.0%)
High Risk 15 (6.3%)
Inhalants (poppers, nitrous, glue, gas, paint thinner, etc.)
Lower Risk 177 (73.8%)
Moderate Risk 60 (25.0%)
High Risk 3 (1.3%)
Sedatives or Sleeping Pills (Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin, Librium, Rophynol, GHB, etc.)
Lower Risk 222 (92.5%)
Moderate Risk 16 (6.7%)
High Risk 2 (0.8%)
Hallucinogens (Ecstasy, LSD, acid, mushrooms, PCP, Special K, etc.)
Lower Risk 222 (92.5%)
Moderate Risk 18 (7.5%)
High Risk 0 (0%)
Prescription opioids (morphine, codeine, fentanyl, oxycodone [Oxycontin, Percocet], hydrocodone [Vicodin], methadone, buprenorphine [Suboxone], etc.)
Lower Risk 236 (98.3%)
Moderate Risk 2 (0.8%)
High Risk 2 (0.8%)
Street opioids (heroin, opium, etc.)
Lower Risk 240 (100%)
Moderate Risk 0 (0%)
High Risk 0 (0%)
Other Drugs
Lower Risk 239 (99.6%)
Moderate Risk 1 (0.4%)
High Risk 0 (0%)

Risk Scores

Overall
(N=240)
Tobacco products (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc.)
Mean (SD) 7.26 (9.34)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 31.0]
Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, etc.)
Mean (SD) 8.53 (8.55)
Median [Min, Max] 7.00 [0, 35.0]
Marijuana (cannabis, pot, grass, hash, etc.)
Mean (SD) 10.7 (10.6)
Median [Min, Max] 9.50 [0, 39.0]
Cocaine (coke, crack, etc.)
Mean (SD) 1.37 (4.86)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 31.0]
Prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall, diet pills, etc.)
Mean (SD) 0.654 (3.23)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 29.0]
Methamphetamine (speed, crystal meth, ice, etc.)
Mean (SD) 3.56 (8.83)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 39.0]
Inhalants (poppers, nitrous, glue, gas, paint thinner, etc.)
Mean (SD) 3.64 (7.05)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 37.0]
Sedatives or Sleeping Pills (Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin, Librium, Rophynol, GHB, etc.)
Mean (SD) 1.05 (4.08)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 33.0]
Hallucinogens (Ecstasy, LSD, acid, mushrooms, PCP, Special K, etc.)
Mean (SD) 0.833 (2.96)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 23.0]
Prescription opioids (morphine, codeine, fentanyl, oxycodone [Oxycontin, Percocet], hydrocodone [Vicodin], methadone, buprenorphine [Suboxone], etc.)
Mean (SD) 0.338 (2.67)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 28.0]
Street opioids (heroin, opium, etc.)
Mean (SD) 0 (0)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 0]
Other Drugs
Mean (SD) 0.0292 (0.347)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 5.00]

PrEP

Overall
(N=236)
Before today, have you ever heard of people regularly taking anti-HIV medicines BEFORE a sexual or drug use exposure, to reduce the risk of getting HIV?
No 40 (16.9%)
Yes 180 (76.3%)
Do not Know 14 (5.9%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Before your HIV diagnosis, did you ever take PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) BEFORE a sexual or drug use exposure, to reduce the risk of getting HIV?
No 192 (81.4%)
Yes 38 (16.1%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)

Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment

Substance Use

Lifetime

Overall
(N=236)
detoxification or "detox" for alcohol and/or drugs?
No 202 (85.6%)
Yes 31 (13.1%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
residential (inpatient) alcohol and/or drug treatment?
No 216 (91.5%)
Yes 18 (7.6%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
outpatient alcohol and/or drug treatment, such as meeting with a counselor in a clinic?
No 212 (89.8%)
Yes 20 (8.5%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
12 step or self-help meetings like AA or NA?
No 204 (86.4%)
Yes 28 (11.9%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
a methadone maintenance treatment program?
No 228 (96.6%)
Yes 2 (0.8%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Buprenorphine ("bupe") or Suboxone as prescribed by a health-care provider?
No 228 (96.6%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
Narcan or Naltrexone as prescribed by a health-care provider?
No 225 (95.3%)
Yes 7 (3.0%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
syringe exchange services?
No 225 (95.3%)
Yes 8 (3.4%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
other harm reduction services for people who use alcohol or drugs?
No 230 (97.5%)
Yes 1 (0.4%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
Some other treatment for alcohol and/or drug issues or problems?
No 231 (97.9%)
Yes 2 (0.8%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)

Past Six Months

Overall
(N=236)
detoxification or "detox" for alcohol and/or drugs?
No 217 (91.9%)
Yes 16 (6.8%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 3 (1.3%)
residential (inpatient) alcohol and/or drug treatment?
No 229 (97.0%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 2 (0.8%)
outpatient alcohol and/or drug treatment, such as meeting with a counselor in a clinic?
No 224 (94.9%)
Yes 8 (3.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
12 step or self-help meetings like AA or NA?
No 221 (93.6%)
Yes 11 (4.7%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
a methadone maintenance treatment program?
No 228 (96.6%)
Yes 2 (0.8%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 6 (2.5%)
Buprenorphine ("bupe") or Suboxone as prescribed by a health-care provider?
No 229 (97.0%)
Yes 3 (1.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
Narcan or Naltrexone as prescribed by a health-care provider?
No 229 (97.0%)
Yes 3 (1.3%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
syringe exchange services?
No 228 (96.6%)
Yes 5 (2.1%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 3 (1.3%)
other harm reduction services for people who use alcohol or drugs?
No 230 (97.5%)
Yes 1 (0.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 5 (2.1%)
Some other treatment for alcohol and/or drug issues or problems?
No 232 (98.3%)
Yes 1 (0.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 3 (1.3%)

Mental Health

Lifetime

Overall
(N=236)
residential (inpatient) mental health treatment?
No 199 (84.3%)
Yes 34 (14.4%)
Do not Know 2 (0.8%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
outpatient mental health treatment, such as meeting with a counselor in a clinic?
No 168 (71.2%)
Yes 65 (27.5%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 2 (0.8%)
support groups?
No 171 (72.5%)
Yes 61 (25.8%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)
medication for mental health issues or problems?
No 176 (74.6%)
Yes 58 (24.6%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
some other treatment or service for mental health issues or problems?
No 216 (91.5%)
Yes 13 (5.5%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 3 (1.3%)

Past Six Months

Overall
(N=236)
residential (inpatient) mental health treatment?
No 228 (96.6%)
Yes 4 (1.7%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 3 (1.3%)
outpatient mental health treatment, such as meeting with a counselor in a clinic?
No 199 (84.3%)
Yes 34 (14.4%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 3 (1.3%)
support groups?
No 199 (84.3%)
Yes 32 (13.6%)
Do not Know 1 (0.4%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 4 (1.7%)
medication for mental health issues or problems?
No 208 (88.1%)
Yes 26 (11.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 0 (0%)
Missing 2 (0.8%)
some other treatment or service for mental health issues or problems?
No 221 (93.6%)
Yes 7 (3.0%)
Do not Know 0 (0%)
Refuse to Answer 1 (0.4%)
Missing 7 (3.0%)

PHQ

Kroenke, K., Strine, T. W., Spitzer, R. L., Williams, J. B., Berry, J. T., & Mokdad, A. H. (2009). The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population. Journal of affective disorders, 114(1-3), 163-173.

Overall
(N=236)
Little interest or pleasure in doing things.
Not at all 94 (39.8%)
Several days 78 (33.1%)
More than half the days 25 (10.6%)
Nearly every day 18 (7.6%)
Do not Know 17 (7.2%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.
Not at all 81 (34.3%)
Several days 78 (33.1%)
More than half the days 28 (11.9%)
Nearly every day 28 (11.9%)
Do not Know 15 (6.4%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much.
Not at all 73 (30.9%)
Several days 77 (32.6%)
More than half the days 28 (11.9%)
Nearly every day 47 (19.9%)
Do not Know 7 (3.0%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Feeling tired or having little energy.
Not at all 61 (25.8%)
Several days 97 (41.1%)
More than half the days 30 (12.7%)
Nearly every day 33 (14.0%)
Do not Know 10 (4.2%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Poor appetite or overeating.
Not at all 93 (39.4%)
Several days 71 (30.1%)
More than half the days 31 (13.1%)
Nearly every day 29 (12.3%)
Do not Know 8 (3.4%)
Refuse to Answer 4 (1.7%)
Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down.
Not at all 99 (41.9%)
Several days 62 (26.3%)
More than half the days 23 (9.7%)
Nearly every day 37 (15.7%)
Do not Know 9 (3.8%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television.
Not at all 117 (49.6%)
Several days 47 (19.9%)
More than half the days 26 (11.0%)
Nearly every day 33 (14.0%)
Do not Know 7 (3.0%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than half the days than usual.
Not at all 144 (61.0%)
Several days 33 (14.0%)
More than half the days 21 (8.9%)
Nearly every day 21 (8.9%)
Do not Know 11 (4.7%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Overall
(N=236)
PHQ8 Total Score
Mean (SD) 7.70 (6.30)
Median [Min, Max] 6.93 [0, 24.0]
Missing 12 (5.1%)

Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.8987 0.8998 0.9001 0.5288 8.977 0.01001 1.979 0.7971 0.5356
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_phq1 0.884 0.8848 0.8813 0.5233 7.684 0.0116 0.006041 0.5328
    bl_phq2 0.8783 0.8794 0.875 0.5103 7.293 0.01215 0.006285 0.5113
    bl_phq3 0.8858 0.8867 0.8836 0.5279 7.826 0.01139 0.00599 0.5328
    bl_phq4 0.8824 0.8834 0.8822 0.5198 7.577 0.01174 0.007619 0.5328
    bl_phq5 0.8872 0.8885 0.8865 0.5325 7.972 0.01127 0.007854 0.5447
    bl_phq6 0.8842 0.8855 0.8826 0.5249 7.733 0.01157 0.007924 0.5328
    bl_phq7 0.8912 0.8921 0.8888 0.5415 8.266 0.01084 0.008138 0.5447
    bl_phq8 0.8935 0.8954 0.8891 0.5502 8.562 0.01065 0.00512 0.5447
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_phq1 215 0.7723 0.7854 0.754 0.7099 1.847 0.9321
    bl_phq2 215 0.8301 0.83 0.8126 0.766 2.014 1.016
    bl_phq3 225 0.7727 0.7697 0.7327 0.6857 2.218 1.115
    bl_phq4 221 0.7848 0.7974 0.7634 0.7228 2.158 0.9942
    bl_phq5 224 0.7634 0.7539 0.7069 0.6682 1.982 1.037
    bl_phq6 221 0.7786 0.78 0.7444 0.7014 1.991 1.108
    bl_phq7 223 0.729 0.7232 0.6671 0.6296 1.888 1.107
    bl_phq8 219 0.6954 0.6933 0.6374 0.5961 1.63 1.002
  • response.freq:

      1 2 3 4 miss
    bl_phq1 0.4372 0.3628 0.1163 0.08372 0.08898
    bl_phq2 0.3767 0.3628 0.1302 0.1302 0.08898
    bl_phq3 0.3244 0.3422 0.1244 0.2089 0.04661
    bl_phq4 0.276 0.4389 0.1357 0.1493 0.06356
    bl_phq5 0.4152 0.317 0.1384 0.1295 0.05085
    bl_phq6 0.448 0.2805 0.1041 0.1674 0.06356
    bl_phq7 0.5247 0.2108 0.1166 0.148 0.05508
    bl_phq8 0.6575 0.1507 0.09589 0.09589 0.07203

PTSD

Cameron, R. P., & Gusman, D. (2003). The primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD): development and operating characteristics. Primary care psychiatry, 9(1), 9-14.

Overall
(N=236)
Have had nightmares about it or thought about it when you did not want to?
No 129 (54.7%)
Yes 98 (41.5%)
Do not Know 4 (1.7%)
Refuse to Answer 5 (2.1%)
Tried not to think about it or went out of your way to avoid situations that reminded you of it?
No 109 (46.2%)
Yes 113 (47.9%)
Do not Know 8 (3.4%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
Were constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled?
No 126 (53.4%)
Yes 86 (36.4%)
Do not Know 16 (6.8%)
Refuse to Answer 8 (3.4%)
Felt numb or detached from others, activities, or your surroundings?
No 108 (45.8%)
Yes 108 (45.8%)
Do not Know 14 (5.9%)
Refuse to Answer 6 (2.5%)
PTSD SCORE
Mean (SD) 1.72 (1.55)
Median [Min, Max] 1.00 [0, 4.00]

Resilience

Overall
(N=241)
I am able to adapt when changes occur.
Mean (SD) 3.16 (1.03)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 20 (8.3%)
I can deal with whatever comes my way.
Mean (SD) 3.03 (1.07)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 11 (4.6%)
I try to see the humorous side of things when I am faced with problems.
Mean (SD) 3.07 (1.11)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 17 (7.1%)
Having to cope with stress can make me stronger.
Mean (SD) 2.72 (1.27)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 24 (10.0%)
I tend to bounce back after illness, injury, or other hardships.
Mean (SD) 3.16 (1.11)
Median [Min, Max] 4.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 21 (8.7%)
I believe I can achieve my goals, even if there are obstacles.
Mean (SD) 3.30 (0.993)
Median [Min, Max] 4.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 10 (4.1%)
Under pressure, I stay focused and think clearly.
Mean (SD) 2.75 (1.20)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 17 (7.1%)
I am not easily discouraged by failure.
Mean (SD) 2.54 (1.29)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 15 (6.2%)
I think of myself as a strong person when dealing with life's challenges and difficulties.
Mean (SD) 3.14 (1.12)
Median [Min, Max] 4.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 13 (5.4%)
I am able to handle unpleasant or painful feelings like sadness, fear, and anger.
Mean (SD) 2.83 (1.17)
Median [Min, Max] 3.00 [0, 4.00]
Missing 18 (7.5%)
Resilience Score (0-40)
Mean (SD) 29.4 (8.49)
Median [Min, Max] 31.0 [0, 40.0]
Missing 6 (2.5%)

Coefficient Alpha

  • total:

    raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N ase mean sd median_r
    0.8987 0.901 0.9023 0.4765 9.1 0.00975 2.938 0.8485 0.4758
  • alpha.drop:

      raw_alpha std.alpha G6(smc) average_r S/N alpha se var.r med.r
    bl_resilience1 0.8895 0.8917 0.8898 0.4778 8.234 0.01069 0.004758 0.4817
    bl_resilience2 0.8862 0.8884 0.8879 0.4695 7.964 0.011 0.005243 0.4682
    bl_resilience3 0.888 0.8906 0.8893 0.4749 8.141 0.01085 0.005369 0.4723
    bl_resilience4 0.8901 0.8924 0.8915 0.4795 8.291 0.01066 0.005894 0.4723
    bl_resilience5 0.8924 0.895 0.8944 0.4865 8.526 0.01043 0.005134 0.4877
    bl_resilience6 0.8853 0.8868 0.8865 0.4655 7.838 0.01111 0.004946 0.4655
    bl_resilience7 0.8899 0.8929 0.8913 0.4808 8.335 0.01067 0.005645 0.4877
    bl_resilience8 0.8924 0.8944 0.8937 0.4849 8.472 0.01043 0.005112 0.4932
    bl_resilience9 0.883 0.8857 0.8845 0.4626 7.748 0.01135 0.004739 0.4615
    bl_resilience10 0.8907 0.8935 0.8924 0.4826 8.394 0.0106 0.005262 0.4932
  • item.stats:

      n raw.r std.r r.cor r.drop mean sd
    bl_resilience1 221 0.7243 0.7206 0.6858 0.6375 3.158 1.03
    bl_resilience2 230 0.7746 0.7618 0.7337 0.6889 3.026 1.069
    bl_resilience3 224 0.7399 0.7347 0.7005 0.6586 3.071 1.106
    bl_resilience4 217 0.7247 0.7122 0.6699 0.6328 2.724 1.272
    bl_resilience5 220 0.6695 0.6776 0.6266 0.5896 3.159 1.113
    bl_resilience6 231 0.7765 0.7815 0.7585 0.7145 3.303 0.993
    bl_resilience7 224 0.7219 0.7056 0.6641 0.6308 2.746 1.199
    bl_resilience8 226 0.7038 0.6854 0.6376 0.6032 2.535 1.29
    bl_resilience9 228 0.7964 0.7957 0.7777 0.7353 3.136 1.12
    bl_resilience10 223 0.7093 0.6969 0.6531 0.6184 2.834 1.172
  • response.freq:

      0 1 2 3 4 miss
    bl_resilience1 0.02262 0.0543 0.1629 0.2624 0.4977 0.08299
    bl_resilience2 0.03478 0.05217 0.1913 0.2957 0.4261 0.04564
    bl_resilience3 0.02679 0.08482 0.1607 0.2455 0.4821 0.07054
    bl_resilience4 0.08295 0.08756 0.2212 0.2396 0.3687 0.09959
    bl_resilience5 0.03636 0.05909 0.1545 0.2091 0.5409 0.08714
    bl_resilience6 0.01299 0.06494 0.1126 0.2251 0.5844 0.04149
    bl_resilience7 0.05357 0.09821 0.2589 0.2277 0.3616 0.07054
    bl_resilience8 0.09292 0.1106 0.2788 0.2035 0.3142 0.06224
    bl_resilience9 0.0307 0.08333 0.1316 0.2281 0.5263 0.05394
    bl_resilience10 0.04484 0.09865 0.2152 0.2601 0.3812 0.07469

SU Screening

Acceptance of Screening

Overall
(N=236)
Did participant accept to provide urine sample for drug test?
No (Declined) 9 (3.8%)
Yes (Accepted) 213 (90.3%)
Missing 14 (5.9%)

Substances Detected

First Sample

Overall
(N=213)
Marijuana (THC)cut-off level: 50 ng/mL
No 89 (41.8%)
Yes 118 (55.4%)
Invalid Result 6 (2.8%)
Cocaine (COC)cut-off level: 300 ng/mL
No 203 (95.3%)
Yes 6 (2.8%)
Invalid Result 4 (1.9%)
Opiates/ Morphine (MOP or OPI300)cut-off level: 300 ng/mL
No 198 (93.0%)
Yes 11 (5.2%)
Invalid Result 4 (1.9%)
Amphetamines (AMP)cut-off level: 1000 ng/mL
No 181 (85.0%)
Yes 32 (15.0%)
Invalid Result 0 (0%)
Methamphetamines (MET)cut-off level: 1000 ng/mL
No 182 (85.4%)
Yes 31 (14.6%)
Invalid Result 0 (0%)
Phencyclidine (PCP)cut-off level: 25 ng/mL
No 212 (99.5%)
Yes 1 (0.5%)
Invalid Result 0 (0%)
Ecstasy (MDMA)cut-off level: 500 ng/mL
No 188 (88.3%)
Yes 25 (11.7%)
Invalid Result 0 (0%)
Barbiturates (BAR)cut-off level: 300 ng/mL
No 213 (100%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Invalid Result 0 (0%)
Benzodiazepines (BZO)cut-off level: 300 ng/mL
No 207 (97.2%)
Yes 1 (0.5%)
Invalid Result 4 (1.9%)
Missing 1 (0.5%)
Methadone (MTD)cut-off level: 300 ng/mL
No 212 (99.5%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Invalid Result 1 (0.5%)
Buprenorphine (BUP)cut-off level: 10 ng/mL
No 207 (97.2%)
Yes 1 (0.5%)
Invalid Result 5 (2.3%)
Oxycodone (OXY)cut-off level: 100 ng/mL
No 208 (97.7%)
Yes 0 (0%)
Invalid Result 5 (2.3%)

Second Sample

No second drug samples tested as of July 14, 2023

EMA

Timing of EMA Bursts 1-8

  • The earliest first burst of EMA will begin on Saturday, February 05, 2022
  • The earliest second burst of EMA will begin on Wednesday, April 06, 2022
  • The earliest third burst of EMA will begin on Sunday, June 05, 2022
  • The earliest fourth burst of EMA will begin on Thursday, August 04, 2022
  • The earliest fifth burst of EMA will begin on Monday, October 03, 2022
  • The earliest sixth burst of EMA will begin on Friday, December 02, 2022
  • The earliest seventh burst of EMA will begin on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
  • The earliest eighth burst of EMA will begin on Saturday, April 01, 2023

Responses To EMA Prompts

  • A total of n=26929 EMA prompts have been sent as of the day before this report was generated and n=15038 of those prompts received responses (55.8% of all prompts)

Responses Received By EMA Event

A1
(N=6734)
A2
(N=6740)
A3
(N=6726)
A4
(N=6729)
Responded
Yes 3720 (55.2%) 3833 (56.9%) 3750 (55.8%) 3735 (55.5%)
No 3014 (44.8%) 2907 (43.1%) 2976 (44.2%) 2994 (44.5%)

Responses Received By EMA Day Within Burst

D1
(N=3883)
D2
(N=3867)
D3
(N=3856)
D4
(N=3842)
D5
(N=3842)
D6
(N=3825)
D7
(N=3814)
Responded
Yes 2120 (54.6%) 2157 (55.8%) 2139 (55.5%) 2123 (55.3%) 2128 (55.4%) 2236 (58.5%) 2135 (56.0%)
No 1763 (45.4%) 1710 (44.2%) 1717 (44.5%) 1719 (44.7%) 1714 (44.6%) 1589 (41.5%) 1679 (44.0%)

Responses Received By Burst

B1
(N=5718)
B2
(N=5170)
B3
(N=3881)
B4
(N=3522)
B5
(N=3179)
B6
(N=2613)
B7
(N=1852)
B8
(N=994)
Responded
Yes 3449 (60.3%) 2904 (56.2%) 2194 (56.5%) 1910 (54.2%) 1775 (55.8%) 1318 (50.4%) 1021 (55.1%) 467 (47.0%)
No 2269 (39.7%) 2266 (43.8%) 1687 (43.5%) 1612 (45.8%) 1404 (44.2%) 1295 (49.6%) 831 (44.9%) 527 (53.0%)

Responses To All EMA Prompts

Overall
(N=26929)
Responded
Yes 15038 (55.8%)
No 11891 (44.2%)

Item Summaries

Daily

Overall
(N=11056)
Where are you right now?
Bar or club 96 (0.9%)
Faith-based organization (for instance, church, mosque) 39 (0.4%)
Friend's home 743 (6.7%)
Health care or social service setting (for instance, doctor's office, community-based organization) 155 (1.4%)
Home 7687 (69.5%)
Other 585 (5.3%)
Romantic and/or sexual partner's home 134 (1.2%)
School 134 (1.2%)
Work 1483 (13.4%)
How HAPPY are you right now?
Mean (SD) 7.46 (2.81)
Median [Min, Max] 8.00 [0, 10.0]
How ANXIOUS or WORRIED are you right now?
Mean (SD) 2.71 (3.05)
Median [Min, Max] 2.00 [0, 10.0]
How STRESSED are you right now?
Mean (SD) 2.83 (3.16)
Median [Min, Max] 2.00 [0, 10.0]
Who are you with right now, whether in-person or virtual contact?
No one/Alone 6760 (61.1%)
Other 240 (2.2%)
With a friend or friends in-person 1897 (17.2%)
With a friend or friends virtually (e.g., playing video games, Google hangout) 313 (2.8%)
With a romantic or sexual partner in-person 784 (7.1%)
With a romantic or sexual partner virtually (e.g., playing video games, Google hangout) 80 (0.7%)
With classmates 195 (1.8%)
With family in-person 668 (6.0%)
With family virtually (e.g., playing video games, Google hangout) 119 (1.1%)
What are you doing right now?: Attending school or college
Checked 710 (6.4%)
Unchecked 10346 (93.6%)
What are you doing right now?: Smoking cigarettes or vaping
Checked 859 (7.8%)
Unchecked 10197 (92.2%)
What are you doing right now?: Drinking alcohol
Checked 297 (2.7%)
Unchecked 10759 (97.3%)
What are you doing right now?: Smoking or using marijuana
Checked 1602 (14.5%)
Unchecked 9454 (85.5%)
What are you doing right now?: Using drugs other than marijuana
Checked 89 (0.8%)
Unchecked 10967 (99.2%)
What are you doing right now?: Working in the community
Checked 1143 (10.3%)
Unchecked 9913 (89.7%)
What are you doing right now?: Engaging in the street economy or informal economy
Checked 89 (0.8%)
Unchecked 10967 (99.2%)
What are you doing right now?: On the computer or smartphone, watching TV or a movie, looking at apps, playing video games
Checked 5085 (46.0%)
Unchecked 5971 (54.0%)
What are you doing right now?: Attending medical or social service appointments
Checked 135 (1.2%)
Unchecked 10921 (98.8%)
What are you doing right now?: Reading
Checked 1392 (12.6%)
Unchecked 9664 (87.4%)
What are you doing right now?: A physical activity
Checked 908 (8.2%)
Unchecked 10148 (91.8%)
What are you doing right now?: Other
Checked 975 (8.8%)
Unchecked 10081 (91.2%)

End of the Day

Overall
(N=3640)
Where are you right now?
Bar or club 105 (2.9%)
Faith-based organization (for instance, church, mosque, etc.) 8 (0.2%)
Friend's home 270 (7.4%)
Health care or social service setting (for instance, doctor's office, community-based organization, etc.) 12 (0.3%)
Home 2838 (78.0%)
Other 123 (3.4%)
Romantic and/or sexual partner's home 54 (1.5%)
School 20 (0.5%)
Work 210 (5.8%)
How HAPPY are you right now?
Mean (SD) 7.55 (2.84)
Median [Min, Max] 9.00 [0, 10.0]
How ANXIOUS or WORRIED are you right now?
Mean (SD) 2.59 (3.00)
Median [Min, Max] 1.00 [0, 10.0]
How STRESSED are you right now?
Mean (SD) 2.73 (3.12)
Median [Min, Max] 2.00 [0, 10.0]
How much have you experienced discrimination, or been hassled or been made to feel inferior?
Mean (SD) 1.52 (2.88)
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 10.0]
Did you take any HIV medication today?
No 369 (10.1%)
Yes 3271 (89.9%)
What did you do today?: Attended school or college
Checked 256 (7.0%)
Unchecked 3384 (93.0%)
What did you do today?: Smoked cigarettes or vaped
Checked 378 (10.4%)
Unchecked 3262 (89.6%)
What did you do today?: Drank alcohol
Checked 242 (6.6%)
Unchecked 3398 (93.4%)
What did you do today?: Smoked or used marijuana
Checked 841 (23.1%)
Unchecked 2799 (76.9%)
What did you do today?: Used drugs other than marijuana
Checked 64 (1.8%)
Unchecked 3576 (98.2%)
What did you do today?: Worked in the community
Checked 400 (11.0%)
Unchecked 3240 (89.0%)
What did you do today?: Engaged in the street economy or informal economy
Checked 28 (0.8%)
Unchecked 3612 (99.2%)
What did you do today?: Was on the computer or smartphone, watching TV or a movie, looking at apps, playing video games
Checked 1905 (52.3%)
Unchecked 1735 (47.7%)
What did you do today?: Attended medical or social service appointments
Checked 82 (2.3%)
Unchecked 3558 (97.7%)
What did you do today?: Reading
Checked 641 (17.6%)
Unchecked 2999 (82.4%)
What did you do today?: A physical activity
Checked 456 (12.5%)
Unchecked 3184 (87.5%)
What did you do today?: Other
Checked 252 (6.9%)
Unchecked 3388 (93.1%)


Overall
(N=3640)
How much of your HIV medication did you take today? (Version 1)
0 - None of the prescribed doses 371 (10.2%)
1 62 (1.7%)
2 5 (0.1%)
6 1 (0.0%)
10 - All of the prescribed doses 2980 (81.9%)
Missing 221 (6.1%)
How much of your HIV medication did you take today? (Version 2)
None of my doses 371 (10.2%)
Some of my doses 130 (3.6%)
Most of my doses 84 (2.3%)
All of my HIV medication doses 2980 (81.9%)
Missing 75 (2.1%)
Did you take any HIV medication today?
No 369 (10.1%)
Yes 3271 (89.9%)


What are the main reasons you did not take HIV medication today?

Overall
(N=371)
HIV medication is not prescribed for me at this time
Checked 90 (24.3%)
Unchecked 281 (75.7%)
Prescription needs to be filled
Checked 124 (33.4%)
Unchecked 247 (66.6%)
Sold HIV medications because needed cash
Checked 8 (2.2%)
Unchecked 363 (97.8%)
Did not want side effects
Checked 9 (2.4%)
Unchecked 362 (97.6%)
Taking a break from HIV medications
Checked 11 (3.0%)
Unchecked 360 (97.0%)
Do not trust HIV medications
Checked 10 (2.7%)
Unchecked 361 (97.3%)
Do not want anyone to find out I am living with HIV
Checked 3 (0.8%)
Unchecked 368 (99.2%)
My numbers have been good (viral load, T-cells)
Checked 8 (2.2%)
Unchecked 363 (97.8%)
Alcohol or drug use got in the way
Checked 12 (3.2%)
Unchecked 359 (96.8%)
Mental health got in the way
Checked 50 (13.5%)
Unchecked 321 (86.5%)
Other reasons
Checked 77 (20.8%)
Unchecked 294 (79.2%)


Follow-Up

Nine Months

Interview Completion

Overall
(N=115)
Nine-Month Interview Completed
Nine-Month Follow-Up Missed 18 (15.7%)
Yes 97 (84.3%)


  • n=121 pending nine-month follow-up interviews
  • n=18 missed nine-month follow-up interviews

Eighteen Months

Overall
(N=236)
Second Follow-Up Due
FU2 Not Due Yet 227 (96.2%)
FU2 Due, 548+ Days Since Baseline 9 (3.8%)

Undetectable Viral Load Over Time

Undetectable at 9 Month Follow-Up Total
No Yes
Undetectable at BL
    No 13 (13%) 10 (10%) 23 (24%)
    Yes 6 (6.2%) 68 (70%) 74 (76%)
Total 19 (20%) 78 (80%) 97 (100%)

Prescreening Form (n=1440)

  • Prescreener completed (n=262)
  • Refused prescreener (n=41)
  • Recruiter only (n=6)
  • Needs additional contact info (n=169)
  • Do not contact (n=170)